Data Mining News October 18, 2012
October 18th, 2012
- Obama, Romney Campaigns Target Evangelical Voters Through Data Mining – Huffington Post
Obama, Romney Campaigns Target Evangelical Voters Through Data Mining
Huffington Post
At the same time, independent organizations are publicly making use of the same data mining tactics. They include United in Purpose, a website and nonprofit run by Bill Dallas, a California-based conservative evangelical who made it his goal this year … - What’s in a vote? Only your entire personal profile – InfoWorld
What's in a vote? Only your entire personal profile
InfoWorld
Charles Duhigg published a piece in the New York Times last week about the data mining efforts of both the Obama and Romney campaigns. It's worth a read. Both campaigns are collecting massive amounts of consumer data to determine who's likely to vote, …
The Presidential Campaigns Know If You've Visited Porn Sites?AVN News (press release) - Google: Let Us Opt Out of Your Data Mining Machine – Wired (blog)
Wired (blog)Google: Let Us Opt Out of Your Data Mining Machine
Wired (blog)
The French data protection agency (aka, the CNIL), acting on behalf of a large group of European data protection agencies, today announced that it was taking action to push Google to make a number of changes to its privacy policy that came into effect … - CUSTOMS Info | Global Data Mining Announce Desktops & Desks™ Charitable … – Equities.com
CUSTOMS Info | Global Data Mining Announce Desktops & Desks™ Charitable …
Equities.com
CUSTOMS Info | Global Data Mining (CiGDM), leaders in trade compliance data and data management are partnering with the Durlstone Foundation (Durlstone) to build a better future for Zimbabwe one child at a time. When: Beginning in September of 2012 … - Verizon’s ‘Precision Market Insights’ Data Mining Policy Raising Privacy Concerns – Huffington Post
ForbesVerizon's 'Precision Market Insights' Data Mining Policy Raising Privacy Concerns
Huffington Post
The company's new marketing program, Precision Market Insights, collects data information from iOS and Android users, based on geographic location gleaned from apps and sites being accessed. Verizon plans to continue to share that information with …
Verizon Very Excited That It Can Track Everything Phone Users Do And Sell …Forbes
Verizon is Collecting and Selling Your Data, You Can Still Opt Out if You'd LikeDroid Life - The dangers of data mining for votes – San Francisco Chronicle
The dangers of data mining for votes
San Francisco Chronicle
The architects behind this year's presidential campaigns know far more about voters than ever before, thanks to the increasingly precise science of data mining. There are companies that compile and study a wealth of details about your personal life … - Datamining v. the Senate – Center for Responsive Politics
Datamining v. the Senate
Center for Responsive Politics
Experian lobbied 17 other issues in the last two years, often joined by the other datamining companies as well as megaliths like Google and Microsoft. They zeroed in on bills about matters ranging from consumer protection to online and geolocational … - Hoping to Strike Profit Gold, AIG Ramps Up in Data Mining – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalHoping to Strike Profit Gold, AIG Ramps Up in Data Mining
Wall Street Journal
"We have not invested enough in technology to really do the data mining…that we need to do," Chief Executive Robert Benmosche told investors in February. He said the insurer, which was bailed out by the government during the financial crisis, had just … - Google’s data mining raises questions of national security – The Guardian
The GuardianGoogle's data mining raises questions of national security
The Guardian
What if, instead of mining the mosaic to anticipate a company's office supply needs, data from across individual and government accounts – email contents, internet searches, travel plans – were used to anticipate a government policy decision or treaty …
