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Big data is useful, but we need to protect your privacy too
These days, massive volumes of data about us are collected from censuses and surveys, computers and mobile devices, as well as scanning machines and sensors of many kinds. But this data can also reveal personal and sensitive information about us, raising some serious privacy concerns.
Privacy business resource 4: De-identification of data and information
De-identification of personal information can enable information to be shared or published without jeopardising personal privacy. This enables organisations to maximise the utility and value of information assets while safeguarding privacy and confidentiality.
Privacy business resource 4: De-identification of data and information
De-identification of personal information can enable information to be shared or published without jeopardising personal privacy. This enables organisations to maximise the utility and value of information assets while safeguarding privacy and confidentiality.
Towards privacy aware research and development in wearable health
This presentation raises some valid questions about privacy issues.
National minimum data sets and data set specifications
A National minimum data set (NMDS) is a minimum set of data elements agreed for mandatory collection and reporting at a national level. It may include data elements that are also included in other NMDSs. An NMDS is contingent upon a national agreement to collect uniform data and to supply it as part of the national collection, but does not preclude agencies and service providers from collecting additional data to meet their own specific needs.
National minimum data sets and data set specifications
A National minimum data set (NMDS) is a minimum set of data elements agreed for mandatory collection and reporting at a national level. It may include data elements that are also included in other NMDSs. An NMDS is contingent upon a national agreement to collect uniform data and to supply it as part of the national collection, but does not preclude agencies and service providers from collecting additional data to meet their own specific needs.
Perspectives on Big Data, Ethics, and Society
The Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society publishes a comprehensive white paper consolidating conversations and ideas from two years of meetings and discussions.
What does big data mean for official statistics?
For the past couple of centuries National Statistical Institutions (NSIs) have produced a range of official statistics using two main sources of data: surveys which they conduct, and public sector administrative data.
The promise of big data
Petabytes of raw information could provide clues for everything from preventing TB to shrinking health care costs—if we can figure out how to use them.
Big data and the weather forecast
Big weather data analysis helps to transform the data generated by organisations into actionable information.