Post by rubl on Feb 20, 2016 11:34:53 GMT 7
"De-anonymising data should be a criminal offence, says MPs report
Although that could be a bit of a problem under the new EU rules...
A Parliamentary report has called on the government to make the identifying of individuals by de-anonymising data a criminal offence.
The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee today urged the government to allay the legitimate privacy concerns around sharing information in its Big Data Dilemma report.
Nicola Blackwood MP, chair of the committee, said big data is shaping all aspects of our economy and our day-to-day lives.
"But big data is also raising legitimate concerns about privacy and the way personal data is being used and sometimes re-used in ways which re-identify previously anonymised data. There is often well-founded distrust about this and about privacy which must be resolved by industry and government."
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www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/12/big_data_report/
Although that could be a bit of a problem under the new EU rules...
A Parliamentary report has called on the government to make the identifying of individuals by de-anonymising data a criminal offence.
The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee today urged the government to allay the legitimate privacy concerns around sharing information in its Big Data Dilemma report.
Nicola Blackwood MP, chair of the committee, said big data is shaping all aspects of our economy and our day-to-day lives.
"But big data is also raising legitimate concerns about privacy and the way personal data is being used and sometimes re-used in ways which re-identify previously anonymised data. There is often well-founded distrust about this and about privacy which must be resolved by industry and government."
..."
www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/12/big_data_report/
