Chicago: City of Big Data is an exhibition being presented by the Chicago Architecture Foundation from now until the end of the year. The title City of Big Data is a play on the moniker bestowed on Chicago by Carl Sandburg, "City of Big Shoulders." The exhibition focuses on how the City of Chicago uses … Continue reading City of Big Data promotes data benefits, ignores privacy concerns
Tag: Privacy
Despite being a blogger and being active on social media I still consider myself to be a private person. A common definition of privacy is "the right to be left alone" as written in an article by Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis in the Harvard Law Review. That's still a pretty vague definition, which is … Continue reading Even on the Internet some people prefer privacy
A lot of people use pseudonyms online. If they don't use a completely made up name they may omit their last name or only use their initials. People say they do this to protect their privacy or their children's privacy. That they want to be anonymous. Unfortunately, pseudonyms are pretty weak privacy protections. Think of … Continue reading Pseudonyms and anonymity: A fake name won’t protect privacy for long
How much do marketing companies really know about you? A lot. How do marketers know so much about you? They pay data brokers for information that has been collected from financial and legal records as well as your own disclosures. Now you can see that data too. Data brokerage giant Acxiom is offering an unprecedented … Continue reading Get an unprecedented look at what marketers know about you
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden have revealed details of NSA surveillance programs including those that monitor email and other Internet activity. These revelations have invigorated the debate about sacrificing privacy under the guise of trying to increase security. This is a debate that happens on a smaller scale in the minds of many parents. Should … Continue reading Should parents use NSA surveillance techniques to spy on their kids?
Kim Z. Dale 