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Articles by Maurice Coyle
US data privacy gains momentum
As more and more social and economic activities move online, the importance of privacy and data protection is becoming increasingly recognised. Of equal concern is the collection, use and sharing of personal information with third parties without notice or consent of consumers. In fact, I read recently on the UNCTGAD site that 128 out of 194 countries have put in place legislation to secure the protection of data and privacy.
The data privacy mess
At the beginning of March, Oklahoma passed its own privacy law. Before that, In the middle of February, Virginia’s state Senate voted on a data privacy protection bill that was so uncontroversial that it passed unanimously. Great...except weeks before that , Washington state, and Utah legislators started debating privacy bills, each with its own specific ideas about what data privacy means.
Privacy in the Big Data world: Is it dead or alive?
Collecting, storing and sharing personal data has become ubiquitous with the digital age. It allows organizations to know where we are, what we like and who we’re interacting with. So, it’s unsurprising that many people believe data privacy is now completely dead. But is it premature to mourn its passing? There is no doubt that an increased adoption of digital technology has resulted in organizations having much more data available to analyze.
Looking beneath the surface: why data sets need to be examined with X-ray vision
Back in late 2019, before Covid-19 became a global issue, data had already transformed the commercial landscape and established itself as a high value business asset. However, its associated social, ethical and commercial risks were quickly identified, and a raft of data protection legislation, such as GDPR and CCPA, was established in response. Since then, of course, we have been living through a pandemic, and that has changed everything.
How Genuine Anonymized Patient Data Will Unlock The Potential Of Healthcare
We are now, unquestionably, living in the age of big data. The vast amounts of traceable data generated daily can direct everything from digital transformation strategies to epidemiology. And nowhere is this more relevant than in healthcare, especially at a time where analysing COVID-19 data is crucial to tackling the global pandemic. The amount of health data being generated is growing at a 48% rate annually. This year alone, an estimated 2,314 exabytes of healthcare data will be produced.
How genuine anonymized patient data will unlock the potential of healthcare
We are now, unquestionably, living in the age of big data. The vast amounts of traceable data generated daily can direct everything from digital transformation strategies to epidemiology. And nowhere is this more relevant than in healthcare, especially at a time where analysing COVID-19 data is crucial to tackling the global pandemic. (c) Sebastian Kaulitzki The amount of health data being generated is growing at a 48% rate annually.
How to Navigate the Privacy Minefield in 2019
Most organisations want to be responsible and ethical and respect the privacy of their customers but they are unsure how to go about it. At the same time, they are hungry for the insights and business value to be gleaned from their customer data but wary of falling foul of GDPR. It’s a minefield that many businesses will have to navigate in 2019 and beyond.
The Future is Coming (in Two Weeks)
We’ll be on stage at Dublin BIC’s FutureScope event in Dublin’s Convention Centre on May 31st, talking about how HeyStaks fits into the future and why it’s an exciting time to be in tech. It should be a great event, building on past successes with the Silicon Stroll and giving attendees many more opportunities to hear about and discuss the latest and greatest of today’s and tomorrow’s advancements. Find out more about FutureScope 2016.
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