Photo of the Week: Bald Eagle at Seney National Wildlife Refuge

Bald Eagle sitting on pine tree branch at Seney National Wildlife Refuge

It was a gray cloudy day when I reached Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan over Memorial Day weekend.

Very few people were at the refuge; the refuge opened May 15 and it’s still early in the season for visitors. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Bald Eagle at Seney National Wildlife Refuge

The FTC, Big Data, and Your Privacy

Data Brokers: A call for transparency and accountability.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report on the data broker industry, a report showing a lack of transparency in the industry as well as a lack of accountability to consumers.

According to the 110-page Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability (PDF) (I only read the 10-page Executive Summary) report, nine data brokers were studied. And the news for consumers was not good. Continue reading The FTC, Big Data, and Your Privacy