Data Mining & Privacy

Every time more and more data are analyzed, for security against terrorism, marketing.

Accenture published in Outlook Journal this article by Michael Kuhn, Iain D. Lopata and Greg B. Todd in June 2005. FROM DATA TO DECISION.

"High performance requires more than data acquisition and control. Organizations need a more comprehensive approach to business intelligence that enables them to create value from data by providing timely, reliable and relevant information for making strategic, managerial and operational decisions at all levels"

And about Data Mining & Privacy SF Gate publishs this article Data Mining Found to Flunk Privacy Rules By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN, Associated Press Writer.

"None of five federal agencies using electronic data mining to track terrorists, catch criminals or prevent fraud complied with all rules for gathering citizen information. As a result, they cannot ensure that individual privacy rights are appropriately protected, congressional investigators said Monday.

The agencies' lapses either "increased the risk that personal information could be improperly exposed or altered" or "limited the ability of the public — including those individuals whose information was used — to participate in the management of that personal information," the Government Accountability Office said.

A study by the GAO, Congress' investigating arm, sampled five of the dozens of federal agencies that use computerized data analysis: the Agriculture Department, FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Small Business Administration and State Department. It evaluated how one data mining activity in each agency complied with the Privacy Act, federal information security laws and government directives."

Full article at SF Gate