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Insights from the I Spy conference on big data and privacy

On Friday February 5, 2016, we attended the I Spy: Opportunities and Challenges Surrounding Privacy and Big Data conference organized by the Osgoode JD/MBA Students’ Association. Speakers from industry, government and private practice explored the challenge organizations face in maximizing insights from big data while maintaining a respect for individual privacy.

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If personal information is like oil, what happens when the supply runs low and how do we keep it flowing?

Personal information greases the wheels of many of the services we take for granted today, to the point that some even call it "the new oil."

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Need to know: privacy commissioner's report on pressing online privacy issues

In 2010, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada conducted consultations on current privacy issues, including online tracking, profiling, targeting and cloud computing. The office released its report on the consultations earlier this year, and it's available online.

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