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Welcome To The Machine: Privacy And Workplace Implications Of Predictive Analytics, Robert Sprague Apr 2015

Welcome To The Machine: Privacy And Workplace Implications Of Predictive Analytics, Robert Sprague

Robert Sprague

Predictive analytics use a method known as data mining to identify trends, patterns, or relationships among data, which can then be used to develop a predictive model. Data mining itself relies upon big data, which is “big” not solely because of its size but also because its analytical potential is qualitatively different. “Big data” analysis allows organizations, including government and businesses, to combine diverse digital datasets and then use statistics and other data mining techniques to extract from them both hidden information and surprising correlations. These data are not necessarily tracking transactional records of atomized behavior, such as the purchasing …


Digital Peepholes | Remote Activation Of Webcams: Technology, Law And Policy, Lori Andrews Dec 2014

Digital Peepholes | Remote Activation Of Webcams: Technology, Law And Policy, Lori Andrews

Lori B. Andrews

A comprehensive report concerning the many ways that webcams can be used against those who possess them. Digital Peepholes also provides in depth legal analysis of the legality of private companies and the government using people’s webcams to spy on them. A must read for anyone concerned with privacy or anyone with a webcam built in to their devices!