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Big Data
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New Media and Technology Law Blog
FTC Releases Big Data Report Outlining Risks, Benefits and Legal Hurdles
The big data revolution is quietly chugging along: devices, sensors, websites and networks are collecting and producing significant amounts of data, the cost of data storage continues to plummet, public…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FTC warns use of big data may violate federal consumer protection laws
A new FTC report, "Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues,'' warns that certain uses of big data consisting of consumer information may implicate various federal…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FTC issues big data report and warning
Data analytics are getting more sophisticated and are being used in every industry. The more data in the world, the more it can be analyzed—it’s dubbed “big data.” In that…
Inside Privacy
The FTC Staff Report on Big Data
By Mike Nonaka
On January 6, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission issued its staff report on big data, Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues, following up on the…
Socially Aware Blog
Big Data, Big Challenges: FTC Report Warns of Potential Discriminatory Effects of Big Data
By Mary Race, Libby Greismann, Julie O'Neill, Christine E. Lyon
In a new report, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) declines to call for new laws but makes clear that it will continue to use its existing tools it to aggressively police…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
FTC Releases New Report on Big Data
On January 6, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission released its report on big data entitled Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues. The report is a…
MoFo ReEnforcement: The Enforcement Blog
Big Data, Big Deal
The FTC rang in the New Year with a report, Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues. The report wrestles with the implications of using big…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
FTC’s Big Data Report Has Suggestions for the Workplace
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a report discussing “big data.” The report compiles the agency’s learning from recent seminars and research, including a public workshop held…
IP Intelligence
The FTC Weighs In on Big Data
By Judy Selby
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a new Report on Big Data, entitled “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues,” to provide guidance to…
IP Intelligence
The FTC Weighs In on Big Data
By Judy Selby
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a new Report on Big Data, entitled “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues,” to provide guidance to…