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A brief history of data and how it helped change the world

Collibra

Collecting data at military hospitals, she realized that infectious disease and poor sanitation were killing more soldiers than war injuries. Just as important, she devised a way to display the data visually, so it was easy-to-understand at a glance. As a result, military medical care was reformed. .

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Seeing Like a Data Structure

Schneier on Security

Scott explored what happens when governments, or those with authority, attempt and fail to “improve the human condition.” It is this constructed reality that shapes the decisions businesses make every day, governs financial markets, influences geopolitical strategy, and increasingly controls more of how global society functions.

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Operationalizing responsible AI principles for defense

IBM Big Data Hub

Recognizing this, the Department of Defense (DoD) launched the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) in 2019, the predecessor to the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), to develop AI solutions that build competitive military advantage, conditions for human-centric AI adoption, and the agility of DoD operations.

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The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data

Krebs on Security

Backed by millions of dollars in litigation financing, Atlas so far this year has sued 151 consumer data brokers on behalf of a class that includes more than 20,000 New Jersey law enforcement officers who are signed up for Atlas services. Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into Venntel and its parent company Gravy Analytics.

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