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Uncontrolled access to data, with no audit trail of activity and no oversight would be going too far. This applies to both commercial and government use of data about people. -- John Poindexter
The reason why there is more pessimism about technology in Europe has to do with history, the use of databases to keep track of people in the camps, ecological disasters. -- Evgeny Morozov
Thinklogical's systems play a key role in the delivery and visualization of mission critical data used every day by military and intelligence communities worldwide. -- James G. Stavridis
The scanning of barcodes, or the reading of RFID transponders, generates data that is used in a software package to provide management or control information. -- Mike Marsh
As many will remember, a respected Army Corps economist filed a whistleblower complaint about the Corps' use of faulty data to justify lock and dam expansion. -- Ron Kind
If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final result, even though the same body of data might be used. -- Charles Francis Richter
As our society tips toward one based on data, our collective decisions around how that data can be used will determine what kind of a culture we live in. -- John Battelle
The Europeans have lots of data on the use of adjuvanted flu vaccine in the elderly, but I don't think anybody has really good data on adjuvants in children. -- Anthony Fauci
I was really intrigued by the idea of using live streams of data that's relevant to real people, and that would allow us to reflect and learn about ourselves. -- Aaron Koblin
We've got to use every piece of data and piece of information, and hopefully that will help us be accurate with our player evaluation. For us, that's our life blood. -- Billy Beane
Big data has been used by human beings for a long time - just in bricks-and-mortar applications. Insurance and standardized tests are both examples of big data from before the Internet. -- Jose Ferreira
We're rapidly entering a world where everything can be monitored and measured. But the big problem is going to be the ability of humans to use, analyze and make sense of the data. -- Erik Brynjolfsson
As a Facebook user, do I have control of the data Facebook keeps about me? Concretely: can I examine and modify that data using tools of my choosing which are built for my needs? -- Eric S. Raymond
Today, I think a CFO needs to be more of an operating CFO: someone who's using the financial data and the data of the company to help drive strategy, the allocation of capital, and the management of risks. -- Anthony Noto
The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly. -- Dorothy Denning
Radio astronomy reflects our fascination with how audio can be used to understand information or ideas. Just as scientists visualize data through charts and pictures, we can use 'data sonification' to translate radio signals into sound that help us better understand some of our most enigmatic planetary systems. -- Honor Harger
In the past, Google has used teams of humans to 'read' its street address images - in essence, to render images into actionable data. But using neural network technology, the company has trained computers to extract that data automatically - and with a level of accuracy that meets or beats human operators. -- John Battelle
We will continue to work with agencies across the government to unleash the power of open data and to make government data more accessible and usable for entrepreneurs, companies, researchers, and citizens everywhere - innovators who can leverage these resources to benefit Americans in a rapidly growing array of exciting and powerful ways. -- Todd Park
Companies have long gathered data to break down their customer base into specific segments. Now political parties have become adept at micro-targeting, too, using data on shopping habits, leisure activities, voting histories, charity donations, and so on, in order to pinpoint likely supporters and the type of appeal most likely to win them over. -- James Surowiecki
As individuals, we have very little say about how our data is being used. I'm not worried about the privacy implications of it so much. But it seems to me that, as an individual, if I'm the one generating the data, I should have some kind of say in how it's going to be used. -- Rick Smolan
Apple knows a lot of data. Facebook knows a lot of data. Amazon knows a lot of data. Microsoft used to, and still does with some people, but in the newer world, Microsoft knows less and less about me. Xbox still knows a lot about people who play games. But those are the big five, I guess. -- Robert Scoble
Nobody should try to use data unless he has collected data. -- W. Edwards Deming
Governance allows organizations...t o use critical data to drive the organization. -- Dick Taylor
When we share our personal data with business, its use should be transparent and secure. -- Anna Eshoo
We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them. -- William James
Stealing is stealing, whether you use a computer command or a crowbar, and whether you take documents, data or dollars. -- Carmen Ortiz
One [Big Data] challenge is how we can understand and use big data when it comes in an unstructured format. -- Steven McDonnell
You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment. -- Alvin Toffler
I don't use scientific data as a foundation for believing in God - I use it as an enrichment of my knowledge of God. -- George Coyne
I've always shied away from online data storage. I don't even use my employers' network drives for anything sensitive. I want to control access myself. -- Barton Gellman
As many will remember, a respected Army Corps economist filed a whistleblower complaint about the Corps' use of faulty data to justify lock and dam expansion." -- Ron Kind
It amazes me how people are often more willing to act based on little or no data than to use data that is a challenge to assemble. -- Robert J. Shiller
You can use data wrong. It's just like polling. There have been a lot of politicians who go conduct a poll to figure out what they believe. -- Ted Cruz
We should teach the students, as well as executives, how to conduct experiments, how to examine data, and how to use these tools to make better decisions. -- Dan Ariely
Management must provide employees with tools that will enable them to do their jobs better, and with encouragement to use these tools. In particular, they must collect data. -- George E. P. Box
The Europeans have lots of data on the use of adjuvanted flu vaccine in the elderly, but I dont think anybody has really good data on adjuvants in children. -- Anthony S. Fauci
Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for themselves what state Social Security is in. -- Grace Napolitano
Donâ??t use the language of â??goodâ?? or â??badâ?? when talking about blood sugar numbers â?? these are data points, not judgments of your ability to manage your diabetes. -- Adam Brown

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