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Privacy Archive

Archives for February 2014

Technology
What Health Care Can Learn From AmazonWhat Health Care Can Learn From Amazon
Technology

A doctor rarely praises an electronic health-record system for being easy to use or improving care.

By Ed Park
Technology
RSA’s Coviello Makes Utopian Call for Cyber PeaceRSA’s Coviello Makes Utopian Call for Cyber Peace
Technology

He also says tech companies can’t trust the NSA.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
You Are Being Crushed by Data and Losing the ConsumerYou Are Being Crushed by Data and Losing the Consumer
Technology

Market to me -- not to those like me -- and deliver it at the time and place that best suits me. If you don’t, you’ll lose me, because someone else will deliver.

By Raj De Datta
Technology
FCC Releases Broadband Speed App for iPhoneFCC Releases Broadband Speed App for iPhone
Technology
By Amy Schatz
Technology
Why WhatsApp Is Worth $19 Billion, and Why the Telecom Industry Should Be AfraidWhy WhatsApp Is Worth $19 Billion, and Why the Telecom Industry Should Be Afraid
Technology

And the only thing people hate more than telecom companies is cable companies.

By Andrew Busey
Technology
Do the Latest Google Acquisitions Threaten Consumer Privacy?Do the Latest Google Acquisitions Threaten Consumer Privacy?
Technology

Whether the DeepMind acquisition results in robot armies or thermostat dogs is yet to be seen.

By Stephen Boyer
Technology
Google Makes Huge Investment in Clean EnergyGoogle Makes Huge Investment in Clean Energy
Technology
By Mark Berniker
Technology
Race Alongside the MachineRace Alongside the Machine
Technology

The inevitable tension between human intuition and the harsh light of data.

By Alistair Croll
Technology
Feds Release Cyber Security Guidelines That Companies Can IgnoreFeds Release Cyber Security Guidelines That Companies Can Ignore
Technology

The Obama administration hopes some might use the new framework to protect against hacker attacks.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
We’re All in the Data BusinessWe’re All in the Data Business
Technology

Imagine finding out that your headquarters is sitting on a diamond mine.

By Gary Nakamura
Technology
Putting Privacy First in Big Data TechnologiesPutting Privacy First in Big Data Technologies
Technology

Recommendations for creating a foundation for data privacy.

By David Hoffman
Technology
Seven Questions for Peter Fenton About Hortonworks and HadoopSeven Questions for Peter Fenton About Hortonworks and Hadoop
Technology

How do you make money on free software? Look to Linux for an example.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
An Open Letter to Advertisers in the NSA EraAn Open Letter to Advertisers in the NSA Era
Technology

Dear advertisers, we are currently guilty by association.

By Rob Cooley
Technology
Twitter Debuts Data Grant Program for ResearchersTwitter Debuts Data Grant Program for Researchers
Technology
By Mike Isaac
Technology
Tribune Completes $170 Million Deal for GracenoteTribune Completes $170 Million Deal for Gracenote
Technology

Metadata unification continues.

By Kara Swisher