Data Privacy
Ideas and insights about data privacy from MIT Sloan.
New MIT podcast explores the promise and peril of data
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How is data used to lead, mislead, manipulate, and inform viewpoints and decisions? The MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society investigates.
Blockchain for marketing? Maybe, but privacy issues abound
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Blockchain’s permanent record is one of its strengths, but it can cause problems for marketing strategies and consumer privacy.
Survey details data officers’ priorities, challenges
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Chief data officers are focused on data governance and creating a data-driven culture, according to a new survey report written by Tom Davenport.
What is synthetic data — and how can it help you?
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Synthetic data offers the opportunity to test new ideas and develop new products without putting personal or health data at risk.
Why companies need artificial intelligence explainability
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Four reasons stakeholders don’t trust AI systems, and how companies can overcome them.
5 data monetization tools that help AI initiatives
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Launching artificial intelligence initiatives can be a daunting task. Start with these five data monetization capabilities.
How to respond to a ransomware attack
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Should you pay up? Here are five things to consider when you’re hit with ransomware, according to a Secret Service cyber investigator.
11 lessons from the Timehop data breach
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Data breaches are increasingly likely. A look inside one data breach emphasizes the importance of having a plan, being guided by transparency, and using two-factor authentication.
Use dignity as a guide when collecting employee data
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Employee analytics are being used by organizations in new ways. A focus on dignity improves data management and reinforces leaders’ respect for workers.
How to build a data-sharing culture — and why
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Successful chief data officers shift the narrative away from the risks of data sharing to the risks of not sharing.