Steve Tally writes: Just as we are coming to grips with having less privacy in our lives thanks to the Internet, a new use of the technology is poised to present new questions about security and privacy – and create a new threat to society. Eugene Spafford, professor of computer science at Purdue University and…
Category: Misc
Big Data Analysis is Possible Without Infringing Key Privacy Principles, Says International Working Group
Monika Kuschewsky writes: “Data is everywhere. The amount of data on the global level is growing by 50 percent annually. 90 [percent] of the world’s data has been generated within the past two years alone,” explains the International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications in their Opinion of May 6, 2014, titled, “Working Paper on Big Data and Privacy:…
13 Principles Week of Action
From EFF: In the week leading up the first year anniversary of the 13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles, EFF and the coalition behind the 13 Principles will be conducting a Week of Action explaining some of the key guiding principles for surveillance law reform. Every day, we’ll take on a different part of the principles,…
A plea for (digital) privacy
Nuala Connor of CDT writes: When I send an email to my daughter’s teacher or store family photos with an online service, I consider those items private. To me, and I think to most people, our electronic memories are no less treasured than printed photographs or letters on paper. But federal law doesn’t provide for…