TED Residency
July 2016
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Big data needs big privacy
You don't have to give up privacy to maximize the value and use of data, says Ted Myerson. Privacy laws greatly restrict the sharing of medical data, which prevents researchers around the world from collaborating to find cures for diseases. However, there is a way to change how the data is shared that maintains privacy, so that researchers can look beyond their own labs and breakthroughs can happen.