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Mass-Educational Databases = Wrong Architecture

  Every day it seems there is a new story about new “big data” systems are going to make things better – but then… they just made things creepier.   The latest news like this came from inBloom Inc. via SXSW-Edu (on Reuters). inBloom is a newly formed nonprofit to host a massive database of […]

White House responds to phone unlocking petition

The US Librarian of Congress decided unlocking your mobile phone is unlawful but the Obama administration thinks you should be have control over your cell or tablet. Does control of your data start with access to your network and control over your devices? 

Security, Personal Clouds, and Aaron’s Law

Is the personal cloud community ready for the security and law enforcement communities?

PDNYC’s First Meetup on Tuesday

The first Personal Data NYC meetup is at 5:45 PM, Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at WeWork Labs, 175 Varick Street and Charlton, 8th floor, New York, NY.