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Federal Agencies Indicate Intentions to Tighten Data Security Controls

By: Casey Reilly Last month, two federal United States agencies, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), indicated their separate intent to tighten existing consumer security protocols.  The CFPB issued a circular, which is a policy statement that advises relevant authorities on how to enforce federal laws related to consumer… Read More Federal Agencies Indicate Intentions to Tighten Data Security Controls

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Big Brother?

POSTED BY Alexandra Lowe   In 1994, Police Chief William Bratton introduced computer-driven performance management to policing.  This data-focused management model, originally known as CompStat, is credited with introducing the concept of “predictive policing” to law enforcement and crime fighting.  CompStat and other similar programs synthesize close to real-time crime data in order to identify criminal… Read More Big Brother?

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