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Data Is a Toxic Asset, So Why Not Throw It Out?

Bruce Schneier | CNN | March 1, 2016

Thefts of personal information aren't unusual. Every week, thieves break into networks and steal data about people, often tens of millions at a time. Most of the time it's information that's needed to commit fraud, as happened in 2015 to Experian and the IRS. Sometimes it's stolen for purposes of embarrassment or coercion, as in the 2015 cases of Ashley Madison and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The latter exposed highly sensitive personal data that affects security of millions of government employees, probably to the Chinese...

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Everything You Need To Know About Why Apple's Maps Problem Isn't Going Away Soon

Rebecca Greenfield | The Atlantic Wire | September 21, 2012

Apple knows it has a Maps issue, but the company is saying, "the more people use it, the better it will get." Unfortunately, as mapping technology explains, that fix won't solve its location data problem very soon. Read More »

We're Close To Strengthening The Privacy Of Your Cell Phone's Location (But Only In California)

Robinson Meyer | The Atlantic | August 24, 2012

On Wednesday, an American legislature took the most affirmative step so far to limit cell-phone location tracking by law enforcement. The California Location Privacy Act, passed with bipartisan support by the state's Assembly, could protect the location data created by citizens' cell phones, tablets and computers. Read More »

What Will Happen If The Feds Get Warrantless Access To Phone Location Data

Christopher Mims | The Atlantic | September 6, 2012

On Tuesday prosecutors for the Obama administration argued that records of location data gathered by cell-phone companies should be available to law enforcement even when no search warrant has previously been issued by a judge. Read More »