Singapore- and UK-based researchers have submitted a proposal to study the potential threats to privacy and security in the cloud, Computer Weekly reports. “Big data provides immense benefits ranging from innovative business models to new ways of treating deadly diseases. However, challenges to privacy arise,” said City University London’s Muttukrishnan Rajarajan, while the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering’s Lu Rongxing noted, “If privacy is not well addressed, people may be reluctant to share their data.” If approved, the initiative will begin in 2016. Meanwhile, Singapore’s Personal Data Privacy Commission has published two new surveys on consumer opinions and industry opinions of the Personal Data Protection Act.
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