On Artificial Intelligence and Surveillance Capitalism
Intro: From Super-Elixer to Dangerous Dark Art
Big Tech, which is always now: AI-fueled Big Tech, has made shopping, searching, connecting to friends on your preferred platforms astonishingly easy. Which is why the masses, including...
Sparks Interview – Dimension: Data Belongs to the People
X-Order is an investment and research organization dedicated to the study of value capture in open finance. We strive to be a bridge between new finance and interdisciplinary fields with relation to science and...
One Metro NY: A Privacy Disaster, or Convenience Win?
It seems like every morning brings new headlines that herald the end of our digital privacy as we know it. These stories spark outcry, worry, and -- counterintuitively -- no small amount of apathy.
The...
Hipster Data
From an unprofitable company to data mogul
If you live in a big city, you might have noticed the arrival of weird new vehicles: electric
scooters.
If you’re over 40, you might have been annoyed by all...
What’s More Valuable: User Experience or Our Data?
Monetization of customer experience will progress at an increasing pace. Commercialization of this trend began around 2000 when the so-called internet bubble happened. Coincidence?
A vital criterion for assessing data management efficiency in enterprises...
How Private Investigators Use Technology to Track You
Private investigators have gotten a hell of a lot better at merely snapping pictures of you at the mall. In modern times, they rely on the help of the data fusion business. Private investigators...
How to Prevent Insider Data Breaches at your Business
Security systems are installed within the premise of a workplace to avoid any external threats to the business. People often neglect that with keeping the external security intact, internal security is also a major...
5 Simple Ways to Browse the Web Anonymously: 2019 Edition
Browsing privately ensures that no one spies on what you do online. Thanks to the tech growth that the world has experienced over the years, you now choose to either browse the entire web...
The Art of Monitoring Cyber-Systems
A monitoring system should address two questions: what’s broken, and why?
The "what’s broken" indicates the symptom; the "why" indicates a (possibly intermediate) cause. Table 1 lists some hypothetical symptoms and corresponding causes.
Table 1. Example symptoms and...
Using Data Governance to Drive Self-Service Analytics
The explosive growth of data shows no signs of stopping. In fact, the accumulated volume of data will reach 163 zettabytes by 2025. Recognizing the importance of data as valuable assets, companies are increasingly...
Four Grim Dreams of Great Technology
The world has come to a point where life without the pervasive presence of technological gadgets is very hard to imagine. And yet, this technology-filled world is not immune to crises. Which of them...
The Quantum Internet: A Nightmare from a Spy Dream
Ensuring that information sent over the internet does not fall into the wrong hands is one of the greatest technological challenges of our age. Therefore, network administrators and cryptologists closely follow reports on the...
What People Don’t Get about Privacy?
You know the feeling. Whether it is for access to an app, a subscription, or your favorite pair of sneakers.
You press “add to cart”, finalize your online purchase, and fill out your payment details...
