Big Data and Individual Privacy in the Age of the Internet of Things

Analyzing the analytics: data privacy concerns

“…The Internet of Things (IoTs) includes new applications that allow consumers to check the status of their home appliances from their smartphones, monitor their homes, and synchronize their devices, which leads to a higher risk of having private information collected and shared (Adams 2017). Weinberg et al (2015) argue that the IoTs can solve problems and create opportunities for different publics, including consumers, businesses, communities, and policymakers, but also issues and costs related to privacy.…”

“…It assumes individual control over the collection, processing, and storage of personal information, as well as awareness and control over the use and dissemination of this information (Walker 2016;Weinberg et al 2015;Ziegeldorf et al 2014). In this context, researchers note that regulations are not in correlation with the advances in the market, due to information overload, unclear information use, and the speed with which data are exchanged (Adams 2017;Walker 2016). Because of this, consumers are even less likely to know that their information has been breached or shared.…”

“…The United States Bill of Rights includes privacy protections into different Amendments, including the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth (Martin and Murphy 2017). Throughout decades, research has presented broad and diverse definitions of information and data privacy (Adams 2017). Information privacy has been defined as ''the right to select what personal information about me is known to what people'' (Westin 1968).…”

Elements of Digital Transformation in Dynamic Capabilities in a Brazilian Capital

“…Figure 2, which contains the Importance (future perspective up to 2025) versus the Current performance, shows a greater importance attributed to the 3 technologies in the 3 dynamic capacities, with a greater emphasis on the increase in the importance of IoT and Big Data. Even with this increase in future importance, in managers' perceptions, it is worth observing the need for organizations to take care of issues involving individual privacy, as Adams (2017) argues, protecting personal data in the era of Big Data and IoT requires a multifaceted approach and greater control from the data's owner.…”

Some ethical aspects of medical education research

“…We cannot ignore the fact that, at present, it involves personal data exposure. 6 This is particularly relevant when using an increasingly common tool: Web-based surveys. Giving way to the temptation of quickly accessing a wide population and obtaining responses in a remote, coded manner many times makes medical education researchers resort to online surveys, overestimating theirs advantages and often ignoring their limitations 7 and risks.…”