Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Electronic Publishing - Here and Now

Electronic publishing is now the dominant form of publishing in many fields. It is soon to eclipse the print form in all fields. Check it out in my article here.

Monday, September 23, 2013

New Concerns About Data Privacy

The past couple of years have seen a tremendous emphasis on big data, with all its potential for business applications and for change. But has some of this come at the expense of privacy concerns? While privacy has been a concern for over a decade, since the internet really got started, there has not been as much space devoted to the implications of big data on privacy. Are people getting complacent about privacy, perhaps thinking that the laws now in place have resolved the issue for ever?

In a recent survey of data scientists, 88% of them said that people should indeed be concerned about the data being collected about them and the uses to which it is put. Moreover, they suggest that laws are not enough - that their nascent profession needs a code of ethics. We should hope that happens soon. For more on this, check this article.