GigaOM quotes a scientist's suggestion that Big Data is akin to atomic energy in that “it’s very beneficial when used ethically and downright destructive when turned into a weapon.” Meanwhile, in its ongoing series examining the digital trails we leave behind “and who potentially has access,” NPR considers whether the Fourth Amendment provides any protection. And a Tech Dirt feature focuses on 2013 IAPP Vanguard Award winner and former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) CPO Mary Ellen Callahan, CIPP/US, founder and chair of Jenner & Block’s Privacy and Information Governance Practice. The report cites Callahan’s comments in support of protecting Americans’ privacy rights amidst what its author references as a “lack of respect for privacy in both (DHS) and the wider intelligence community.”
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