Data Protection in a Big Data World
Thursday, November 27, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (GMT)
Manchester, United Kingdom

27th November 2014 I participated on the event below, organised by Dr. Babis Theodoulidis and Dr. Kathy Keeling. Carl Wiper*  presented several interesting points belonging to the role of ICO – Information Commissioner’s Office, Data Protection and the challenges concerned to Big Data. After the presentation, audience made several questions and we could have an interesting discussion, about policies, the influence of regulation on the Healthcare, on Education and on citizen lives, in UK and in other countries, such as USA and Brazil. We talked also about the trends and possibilities for Open Data projects.   (Dr. Ilan Chamovitz)

* Carl Wiper has worked at the ICO since 2010. He is currently working on policy issues relating to data protection and freedom of information, including big data, open data and outsourcing. Previously he was an information manager in local government, and his career has been spent working in information management in the public, private and third sectors.

Some covered questions for this presentation were: (these had been retrieved from the document below, free to download)

• What is big data?
• Big data and personal data
• Anonymisation
• Fairness
• Conditions for processing personal data
• Consent
• Contracts and legitimate interests
• Purpose limitation
• Data minimisation: collection and retention
• Subject access rights
• The research exemption
• Security
• Data controllers and data processors
• Overseas transfers
• Tools for compliance
• Privacy impact assessments (PIAs)
• Privacy by design
• Transparency and privacy information
• EU General Data Protection Regulation
• A challenge to data protection?
• The role of third parties
• The business context
• Building trust
• Information governance
• Explaining the benefits

Big data and data protection

This paper is intended to give an overview of the issues as we see them and contribute to the debate on big data and privacy. This is an area in which the capabilities of the technology and the range of potential applications are evolving rapidly and there is ongoing discussion of the implications of big data. Our aim is to ensure that the different privacy risks of big data are considered along with the benefits of big data.

Download: http://ico.org.uk/for_organisations/data_protection/topic_guides/big_data

During the presentation I have been tweeting and created the hashtag #MBSDataprotection

You can see at https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23mbsdataprotection

Data Protection in a Big Data World
Thursday, November 27, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (GMT)
Manchester, United Kingdom

Carl Wiper* – Senior Policy Officer (Policy Delivery), Information Commissioner’s Office

Summary

More data is being created more quickly than ever before. Increasing connectivity and computing power mean that the ways in which data is collected and (re)used are changing rapidly. This is particularly challenging when it involves personal data. The data protection principles, based on EU law, are designed to safeguard individuals’ rights, but are they still fit for purpose in the world of big data? How is the data protection legal framework adapting to this? How should businesses deal with data privacy in this complex environment?

Follow the link to know more

http://ico.org.uk/for_organisations/data_protection/topic_guides/big_data