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The dark side of data

Data can be used for good, harnessed for the betterment of society, but it can also be abused. Find out about some hidden not-so-sunny uses of Big Data.

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Your phone company is watching
09:53

Malte Spitz

Your phone company is watching

9 minutes 53 seconds
How the NSA betrayed the world's trust -- time to act
19:04

Mikko Hypponen

How the NSA betrayed the world's trust -- time to act

19 minutes 4 seconds
My battle to expose government corruption
18:40

Heather Brooke

My battle to expose government corruption

18 minutes 40 seconds
Battling bad science
14:02

Ben Goldacre

Battling bad science

14 minutes 2 seconds
What will a future without secrets look like?
14:46

Alessandro Acquisti

What will a future without secrets look like?

14 minutes 46 seconds
FBI, here I am!
14:13

Hasan Elahi

FBI, here I am!

14 minutes 13 seconds
Three types of online attack
09:06

Mikko Hypponen

Three types of online attack

9 minutes 6 seconds
What’s wrong with your pa$$w0rd?
17:27

Lorrie Faith Cranor

What’s wrong with your pa$$w0rd?

17 minutes 27 seconds
How algorithms shape our world
15:05

Kevin Slavin

How algorithms shape our world

15 minutes 5 seconds
Your social media "likes" expose more than you think
09:42

Jennifer Golbeck

Your social media "likes" expose more than you think

9 minutes 42 seconds
All your devices can be hacked
16:39

Avi Rubin

All your devices can be hacked

16 minutes 39 seconds
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