“Big Data” is tracking you (among other things).
Most people have heard the term “big data,” but few know exactly what it means. To make matters worse, the term can mean pretty significantly different things in different domains. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll begin by focusing on a very relatable aspect of big data: building user profiles, such as the kind Facebook and Google create of their users. Continue reading
Dr. Carolyn Turbyfil
A “voluntary, 10-day program” for Internet Addiction “is set to open on Sept. 9 at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional Medical Center” in Pennsylvania.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/1Sept13//Pennsylvania-1st-inpatient-Internet-Addiction-program Continue reading
When a retailer asks for your zip code, phone number or email address, they could really be using this data to put you on a mailing list that you didn’t sign up for. Unless you want to be on their mailing list, just say no. For more info see:
Just say no, when a retailer asks for your zip code.
You need to know the eight ‘fair information practice principles.
Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill
On February 2, 2012, the White House issued an Executive Order “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/executive-order-improving-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity Continue reading
The Internet, Big Data and Loss of Privacy
In my perpetual quest to make Cyber Security more accessible and less ponderous, I am experimenting with a new approach – a video parody of a Bond villain exposition, summarizing his nefarious plan: Small Version: http://youtu.be/gi9sIHF2XBs Continue reading