Introduction
A refrigerator that can communicate with a homeowner's smartphone is shown at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Big data experts say the amount of information processed and analyzed will increase exponentially in the future. Huge amounts of data will be generated by what many are calling the “Internet of Things” — the online linking of sensors installed on more and more inanimate objects, such as home appliances. (Getty Images/David Becker)
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Big data — the collection and analysis of enormous amounts of information by supercomputers — is leading to huge advances in such fields as astrophysics, medicine, social science, business and crime fighting. And big data is growing exponentially: According to IBM, 90 percent of the world's data has been generated within just the past two years. But the use of big data — including Tweets, Facebook images and email addresses — is controversial because of its potential to erode individual privacy, especially by governments conducting surveillance operations and companies marketing products. Some civil liberties advocates want to control the use of big data, and others think companies should pay to use people's online information. But some proponents of big data say the benefits outweigh the risks and that privacy is an outdated concept.
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Feb. 09, 2018 |
Privacy and the Internet |
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Dec. 04, 2015 |
Privacy and the Internet |
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Oct. 25, 2013 |
Big Data and Privacy |
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Aug. 30, 2013 |
Government Surveillance |
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Jan. 25, 2013 |
Social Media Explosion |
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Sep. 17, 2010 |
Social Networking |
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Nov. 06, 2009 |
Online Privacy  |
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Nov. 17, 2006 |
Privacy in Peril |
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Jun. 15, 2001 |
Privacy Under Attack |
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Nov. 06, 1998 |
Internet Privacy |
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Nov. 19, 1993 |
Privacy in the Workplace |
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Apr. 17, 1992 |
Politicians and Privacy |
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Jan. 20, 1989 |
Your Right to Privacy |
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Mar. 21, 1986 |
Privacy in the Workplace |
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Oct. 18, 1974 |
Rights to Privacy |
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Apr. 05, 1967 |
Wiretapping and Bugging |
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Apr. 20, 1966 |
Protection of Privacy |
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Nov. 09, 1961 |
Wiretapping in Law Enforcement |
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Feb. 29, 1956 |
Surveillance of Spying |
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Jan. 25, 1956 |
Eavesdropping Controls |
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Mar. 14, 1949 |
Wire Tapping |
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