Privacy Workshop to Explore "Big Data" Opportunities, Challenges

President Barack Obama asked Counselor John Podesta to lead a comprehensive review of how “big data” -- data sets so massive, diverse, or complex, that conventional technologies cannot adequately capture, store, or analyze them -- will affect how Americans live and work. Senior administration officials have since begun to look at the implications of collecting, analyzing, and using such data for privacy, the economy, and public policy. Because we all have an important stake in the future of privacy, hearing from a broad range of experts and engaging the public is critical to this effort. To advance this inquiry, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will be co-hosting a series of public events to hear from technologists, business leaders, civil society, and the academic community. The first event is a public workshop organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), entitled “Big Data Privacy: Advancing the State of the Art in Technology and Practice.” The workshop will be held on March 3, 2014.