Definition

Definitions pertaining to frame rates, metadata, synthetic data, phenotyping, signals intelligence, FISA Court, Medical Malpractice Litigation, deidentification, anonymization, and EXIF Data.

January 19, 2021 | 7 minutes read

Can Metadata Be Used To Predict Your Personality?

Metadata is descriptive information used to identify or categorize data, much like a book cover provides details about the contents. In digital assets, metadata helps describe and organize information for easier identification and categorization.

January 13, 2021 | 6 minutes read

What Synthetic Data Means to Information Privacy

Synthetic data is a newly looked at emerging tool being considered an option for privacy protection in data science.
Synthetic data is artificially generated and not based on real events. As defined by the McGraw-Hill Dictionary, it is “any production data applicable to a situation that is not obtained by direct measurement,” ensuring privacy protection.

January 10, 2021 | 6 minutes read

How Using All-in-One Apps Save Time and Money

In the past five years, the demand for all-in-one apps has soared, sparking a race among developers to create the ultimate tool. These apps, whether online or mobile, have become essential, handling everything from social activities to business.

December 29, 2020 | 7 minutes read

Phenotyping and Privacy

Digital Phenotyping is an emerging science described by Jukka-Pekka Onnela as “moment-by-moment quantification of individual human traits using data from personal digital devices.” It combines multiple disciplines to analyze data from personal tech.

December 24, 2020 | 8 minutes read

Metadata and Signals intelligence (SIGINT)

Metadata is “data about data.” For every file, metadata provides hidden details such as GPS location, date, time, user info, and camera settings. While the user sees the image, the metadata offers crucial background information stored with it.

October 13, 2020 | 12 minutes read

The FISA Court and Its Secrets, Government Law

The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, also known as FISC or the FISA Court, was established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. The court was created to oversee and manage surveillance requests on surveillance warrants on foreign soil, against foreign spies or agents located inside the United States. The court is sought by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the US to gain legal access to private data on those they are currently investigating.

October 08, 2020 | 8 minutes read

Redaction in Medical Malpractice Litigation

Redaction is often used in medical malpractice litigation to hide the identities of patients who aren’t parties to the lawsuit. Materials needing editing generally do not comprise medical reports since these are unique to the patient whose case is in dispute. Instead, documents that require redaction are those that might infringe on other patients’ privacy.<

September 22, 2020 | 7 minutes read

Redaction, Deidentification, and Anonymization, New Data

Safeguarding your consumer data is your agency’s responsibility, be it a small business or large enterprise. This can be done through redaction, anonymization, or de-identification of the data. Once data has been used, it must be destroyed.

August 07, 2020 | 8 minutes read

EXIF Data Could Talk

Metadata is generally a way to describe what other data you are looking for. It is a filing system of sorts. Learning how EXIF data tracks your files, can help you better manage them, or change the settings to protect your privacy.

August 06, 2020 | 7 minutes read

Metadata Explained

Forensic metadata is used to help prove cases, solve crimes, and assist in other investigations. Understanding the metadata concept is just a beginning to knowing how that information can be used, managed, or altered to solve a problem.

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