Berto Jongman: US Intelligence Cannot Process Big Data
Predicting Terrorism From Big Data Challenges U.S. Intelligence Connecting the dots from GPS, social media and other databases Privacy concerns may foil such moves: Ask Admiral Poindexter
Stephen E. Arnold: Fake Diplomas That Are Real — University Databases Hacked to Insert Real Data for False Degree
Need a Low Cost College Degree? Dark Web U Is for You The certificates for these academic credentials are near perfect. But what makes this cybercrime more dangerous is the fact that hackers also manipulate the institution records to make the fake credential genuine.
Yoda: Open Source Climate Data — Finally — Time for ALL Data to be Open Source!
Open-Source Climate Change Data From NASA, NOAA, & Others Available For 1st Time There is a need to make that data available in a jargon-free format and with guidance on how to use it effectively. A new organization will do just that. On September 22, PREP, the Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness, was launched by the White …
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Owl: Entire US Voter Registration Database (191 Million Profiles) Leaks — Not a Hack, Just Sheer Incompetence
Entire US voter registration record leaks (191 million) I’m Chris Vickery. I know your phone number, address, date of birth, and more (if you’re registered to vote in the US).I have recently downloaded voter registration records for 191 million Americans from a leaky database. I believe this is every registered voter in the entire country. …
Stephen E. Arnold: Tragic Humor (Farce) – Consultant Offers Solution to the Big Data Problem
Big Consulting Firm Smashes the Big Data Conundrum …lots of consultant fluff skewered…. Arnold sez: The trip will be a hike through the Ural mountains in winter. Phi Beta Iota: The master at his best. See Also: Big Data @ Phi Beta Iota
Antechinus: GAO Says Huge FBI Facial Recognition Database Flawed…
Huge FBI facial recognition database flawed: GAO audit The FBI’s facial recognition database of 411 million photos includes some 30 million criminal mugshots, drivers’ license pictures from 16 US states, 140 million images from visa applications by foreign nationals and 6.7 million photos of individuals detained by US forces abroad, but lacks adequate safeguards for …
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Phantom Phixer: Lockheed Martin Erases USAF Database of 100,000 Investigations — Some If Not Many Focused on Lockheed
Wait for it — Lockhood, the biggest source of fraud, waste, and abuse, is allowed to manage the database of all investigations into fraud, waste, and abuse….and then deletes the database with no backup? Database corruption erases 100,000 Air Force investigation records Inspector General’s case tracking system data back to 2004 lost. The database of …
