TY - JOUR T1 - Big Data and Individual Privacy in the Age of the Internet of Things JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2017 A1 - Mackenzie Adams KW - big data KW - cybersecurity KW - data breaches KW - Internet of Things KW - IOT KW - privacy KW - smart devices AB - The availability of “big data” and “smart” products are credited with advancing solutions to complex problems in medicine, transportation, and education, among others. However, with big data comes big responsibility. The collection, storage, sharing, and analysis of data are far outpacing individual privacy protections, whether technological or legislative. The Internet of Things (IoT), with its promise to create networks of networks, will magnify individual data privacy threats. Recent data breaches, exposing the personal information of millions of users, provide insight into the vulnerability of personal data. Although seemingly expansive, there are core individual privacy issues that are central to current big data breaches and anticipated IoT threats. This article examines both big data and the IoT using examples of data privacy breaches to illustrate the impact of individual data loss. Furthermore, the article examines the complexity of tackling technological and legislative challenges in protecting individual privacy. It concludes by summarizing these issues in terms of the future implications of the IoT and the loss of privacy. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 7 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1067 IS - 4 U1 - SOMANDA Inc. Mackenzie Adams is Co-Founder and Creative Director at SOMANDA Inc., and she is a recent graduate of the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. As an avid learner and serial entrepreneur, Mackenzie is always seeking new challenges to continue evolving and expanding her interests, knowledge base, and skills. Her interests span the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, EdTech, and FinTech. Her passion is to find and cultivate the next generation of innovators in underserved communities. ER -