India’s technocracy India’s Aadhaar national identity system is a huge and brave experiment to stamp out corruption and strengthen national security.
The science of money and data mining The use of data mining by private and government agencies is widespread and only going to become more so. Do we care about the consequences?
Governments count the cost of massive data breaches The massive Yahoo! data breach is forcing governments to come to terms with the costs of data breaches.
Trade offs in the smart city Smart rubbish bins in Barcelona Smart cities are a trade off between privacy and utility, what is the balance residents are prepared to accept?
Guessing ethnic affinity Big data can create big risks, particularly when a service like Facebook starts racially profiling
Calculating the threat score Applying Big Data marketing tools to law enforcement presents some risks
Designing a secure IoT ecosystem Ensuring the next generation of IoT devices is secure will be one of the challenges facing the next generations of designers.
