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Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Humanity’s Future: An Interview with Evan Selinger

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

April 25, 2018

Re engineering Humanity

Recently published by Cambridge University Press, Re-Engineering Humanity explores how artificial intelligence, automated decisionmaking, the increasing use of Big Data are shaping the future of humanity. This excellent interdisciplinary book is co-authored by Professors Evan Selinger and Brett Frischmann, and it critically examines three interrelated questions. Under what circumstances can using technology make us more like simple machines than actualized human beings? Why does the diminution of our human potential matter? What will it take to build a high-tech future that human beings can flourish in? This is a book that will make you think about technology in a new and provocative way.

April 25, 2018 / Category: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Books, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Security, Interviews, Privacy, Privacy and Security / Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Brett Frischmann, Data, Data Security, Evan Selinger /

Cartoon on Big Data and Information Gathering

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

August 9, 2017

Cartoon on Big Data and Data Collection - TeachPrivacy Privacy Awareness Training

Here’s a cartoon I created about Big Data and information gathering that I haven’t yet posted. Hope you enjoy it!

I recently compiled some of my cartoons into booklets. You can download them for free here:

Privacy Cartoon Book

HIPAA Cartoon Book

August 9, 2017 / Category: Big Data, Cartoons, Personal Data, Privacy / Tags: Big Data, Cartoon, Privacy /

The Hidden Force That Will Drive GDPR Privacy Compliance

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

July 11, 2017

The clock is ticking on getting ready to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). EU regulators will start enforcing it on May 25, 2018.

GDPR is less than a year away, and it’s quite a challenge to get ready for. Becoming compliant is not something that can be achieved overnight, or in a week, or in a month, or even in quarter. A lot of privacy and security controls must be put into place or adapted to satisfy new EU standards and rights.

July 11, 2017 / Category: Big Data, Data Privacy, EU Data Protection Directive, GDPR, GDPR Compliance, Global Privacy, Privacy, Training: EU Privacy / Tags: Data Protection Training, EU Regulation, GDPR, GDPR Training, Global Privacy Awareness /

Cartoon about Privacy, Big Data, and Predictive Algorithms

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

May 1, 2017

Cartoon Privacy Big Data Predictive Algorithm

May 1, 2017 / Category: Big Data, Cartoons, Humor, National Security, Privacy / Tags: Do Not Fly List, FBI, Predictive Algorithms, Privacy, Terrorist Watchlist /

Clearing Up the Fog of Cloud Service Agreements

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

October 10, 2016

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Contracting with cloud service providers has long been a world shrouded in fog. Across various organizations, cloud service agreements (CSAs) are all over the place, and often many people entering into these contracts have no idea what provisions they should have to protect their data.

October 10, 2016 / Category: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Privacy / Tags: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cloud Service Agreements, Data Security, ISO 19086, Privacy /

Big Brother on the Cover: 50+ Covers for George Orwell’s 1984

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

August 3, 2015

Privacy Training Blog Big Brother Is Watching You Poster

by Daniel J. Solove

George Orwell

One of the most well-known classic privacy books is George Orwell’s 1984, and it has been published in countless editions around the world. I enjoy collecting things, and I’ve gathered up more than 50 book covers of various editions of the novel. I find it interesting how various artists and designers try to capture the novel’s themes. I thought I’d share the covers with you.

Orwell’s 1984 chronicles a harrowing totalitarian society, one that engages in massive surveillance of its citizenry. Everywhere are posters that say “~~NSA~~ Big Brother Is Watching You.” From the novel:

August 3, 2015 / Category: Big Data, Books, Fiction About Privacy+Security, Law Enforcement, National Security, NSA, Privacy, Surveillance, Training / Tags: 1984, Fiction About Privacy+Security, George Orwell, Government Surveillance, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Privacy, privacy awareness, privacy training, surveillance /

Green Eggs and Ham: How Not to Market and Invade Privacy

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

June 11, 2015

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By Daniel J. Solove

Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham is a timeless classic that is read to millions of children. At first the simple rhymes and cute drawings are alluring. But parents will soon discover the book’s terrifying equation: The tiresome repetition of the book multiplied by the number of times a child will want the book read. The result is mind-numbing and will make parents curse the day they decided to make the book part of their child’s library.

June 11, 2015 / Category: Advice, Behavioral Advertising, Big Data, Books, Data Security, Harm, Humor, Privacy, Privacy and Security / Tags: Behavioral Advertising, Data Security, Marketing, Privacy, Privacy Harms /

Big Data, Big Data Breaches, Big Fines and Other Privacy + Security Updates

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

May 26, 2015

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May 26, 2015 / Category: Big Data, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy, Privacy + Security Update, Privacy and Security, Uncategorized / Tags: Big Data, Data Breach, Internet of Things, Privacy+Security Forum /

Is the NSA’s Big Data Program Authorized? Key Quotes from a Major Court Ruling

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

May 14, 2015

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By Daniel J. Solove

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit just issued a 97-page ruling limiting the NSA’s power to sweep up data about people’s phone calls. The case is ACLU v. Clapper, and the court held that the USA Patriot Act Section 215 doesn’t authorize the kind of sweeping collection of phone call metadata that the NSA has been engaging in. The court’s holding is limited to statutory interpretation — the scope of data collection authorized by Section 215. The court doesn’t base its holding on the Fourth Amendment, though it does note the uncertain status of current Fourth Amendment law.

The bottom line is that the NSA has been gathering a lot more data than it has been authorized to gather.

May 14, 2015 / Category: Big Data, Law Enforcement, National Security, NSA, Privacy, Surveillance / Tags: Big Data, Metadata, NSA, Section 215, surveillance, USA Patriot Act /

If the Empire in Star Wars Had Big Data

Daniel Solove

@danielsolove

Founder of TeachPrivacy

May 6, 2015

. . . the Empire would have won. A search of records would have revealed where Luke Skywalker was living on Tatooine. A more efficient collection and aggregation of Jawa records would have located the droids immediately. Simple data analysis would have revealed that Ben Kenobi was really Obi Wan Kenobi. A search of birth records would have revealed that Princess Leia was Luke’s sister. Had the Empire had anything like the NSA, it would have had all the data it needed, and it could have swept up the droids and everyone else, and that would have been that.

There is an important lesson to be learned from Star Wars: If you are trying to establish and maintain a ruthless Empire, you can greatly benefit from better data aggregation and analysis.

May 6, 2015 / Category: Big Data, Data Breach, Data Security, Humor / Tags: Big Data, Data Breach, star wars /

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All posts in Big Data

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Humanity’s Future: An Interview with Evan Selinger

Cartoon on Big Data and Information Gathering

Cartoon about Privacy, Big Data, and Predictive Algorithms

Big Brother on the Cover: 50+ Covers for George Orwell’s 1984

Green Eggs and Ham: How Not to Market and Invade Privacy

Big Data, Big Data Breaches, Big Fines and Other Privacy + Security Updates

Is the NSA’s Big Data Program Authorized? Key Quotes from a Major Court Ruling

If the Empire in Star Wars Had Big Data

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