Category Archives: Big Data

When it comes to AI, do not suspend disbelief.

There’s been a recent rush of excitement on LinkedIn about the vividness of the latest...

In praise of metadata

The term metadata has become rather loaded—perhaps even poisoned—for its association with telecommunications surveillance. But...

A creative response to Generative AI faking your voice

With Generative AI being used to imitate celebrities and creators, the question arises, is your...

The immovable opacity of AI meets the irresistible force of privacy

Analytics and big-data processes have been brought to heel by privacy laws. Artificial intelligence may...

If data is a resource, then let’s talk about data assays

This blog is another companion to my on-demand speech at FIDO #Authenticate2022, happening this week...

If data is the new black (gold) how do we protect the supply?

Millions of people, and whole slices of society, are falling foul of bad data. Data...

The regulatory superpower of technology neutrality

The Australian government is currently holding an inquiry into the federal Privacy Act of 1988...

The last thing privacy needs is new laws

World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has given a speech in London, re-affirming the...

The Privacy Shield – another blunt weapon

For many years, American businesses have enjoyed a bit of special treatment under European data...

My opening remarks on privacy at Constellation Connected Enterprise 2015

A big part of my research agenda in the Digital Safety theme at Constellation is...