It comes down to trust Have you ever had to make a critical decision rationalized by clear advantages but heavily reliant on trust? If so, how important was the role of external validation in the process? An example of trust-based decision in our culture is that around arranged marriages — a long-standing tradition that has …
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As privacy professionals, why should we care so much about personal data in personal lives? After all, the most prominent privacy regulations across the globe provide exemptions for household use. In many countries, there is an absence of standard privacy regulations. In others, there may be some regulations in place, but it is still not …
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The avalanche of COVID-19 applications developed to manage the pandemic has caused debates over the balance of public interest and the basic human right to privacy. COVID-19 apps, such as digital contact-tracing apps and statistical data analysis tools that help identify patterns that could lead to cures or prevention measures, have understandably led to the …
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Cyber-criminals are playing the same old tricks using new channels “Robbery at the biyebari!” someone shouted! A biyebari, roughly translated, is the household where the future bride or groom live and/or all wedding preparations take place. Biyebaris have evolved over my lifetime, but the key components remain — lots of laughter, fun, innovation, brainstorming, loudness, and …
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Ever wished you were in two places at the same time? Well…turns out you can be if you are sub-atomic! The characteristics of the quantum universe are not very intuitive when based on observations of everyday physics, which may explain why even theoretical physicist Albert Einstein found the phenomena “spooky.” Although the discipline is quite …
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Have you ever had to make a critical decision rationalised by clear value drivers but which was heavily reliant on trust? Social media was at a certain point inundated with references to a US reality show called “Indian Matchmaker” which generated interest around arranged marriages: a tradition that involves trust-based relationships and decision making, which …
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Big data analytics in the financial sector around the world has become increasingly crucial to improve business efficiency, reduce operational costs and address long-standing business challenges. The term big data was coined in the early 1990s and, as the name suggests, it is “big.” Not just in size, but also in terms of speed of generation and …
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The debate over balancing public interest and the basic human right to privacy is not new, but in recent years it has reached almost every household due to Covid-19. In order to manage the global pandemic, there has been an onslaught of Covid-19 applications, including contact tracing and statistical data analysis tools to help identify …
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