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data

Data are individual units of information. A datum describes a single quality or quantity of some object or phenomenon. In analytical processes, data are represented by variables. Although the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge" are often used interchangeably, each of these terms has a distinct meaning.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Today In Data: The Future Of Data Security   
Today In Data: The Future Of Data Security  
October 13, 2017  |  Today In Data

With countless incidents of fraud occurring every day, some of which have made international headlines and impacted millions, cybersecurity and fraud prevention are top-of-mind for...

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Experts Weigh In: Regaining Consumer Trust In A Post-Equifax World
Experts Weigh In: Regaining Consumer Trust In A Post-Equifax World
October 13, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

As consumers and businesses scramble to contain the fallout from the massive Equifax data breach, the impact will linger among payments security professionals. Is a...

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Russia Threatens To Block Facebook Next Year If It Doesn’t Comply
Russia Threatens To Block Facebook Next Year If It Doesn’t Comply
September 27, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook faces orders from the Russian Federation to comply with an internet regulation law that orders the company to store Russians’ personal data on Russian...

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Time To Up The IQ On Artificial Intelligence
Time To Up The IQ On Artificial Intelligence
September 20, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

What’s so intelligent about artificial intelligence if it needs human data scientists to hold its hand through every little function? It may sound like a...

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Data-R-Us: The Purchase And Sale Of Data
Data-R-Us: The Purchase And Sale Of Data
September 11, 2017  |  Data

Where do analysts get their data? It’s not like they can just stroll up to a retailer like Data-R-Us and buy it … can they?...

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MoviePass On Saving The Movie Theater Model
MoviePass On Saving The Movie Theater Model
August 25, 2017  |  Subscriptions

Movie theaters may have been under the impression that services like Netflix and Redbox were to blame for declining attendance, especially from millennials. After all,...

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Uber Settles 2014 Consumer Data Breach Accusations With FTC
Uber Settles 2014 Consumer Data Breach Accusations With FTC
August 16, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Settling any type of lawsuit for big companies often comes with a large amount of press and thus a lot of eyes looking into the...

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Corporate Cash Hoarding Accelerates — But Is There Room For Optimism?
Corporate Cash Hoarding Accelerates — But Is There Room For Optimism?
August 01, 2017  |  B2B Payments

There may have been a burst of optimism among the nation’s corporate community following the election of President Donald Trump, but that optimism appears to...

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Creditcall Dials Into Omnichannel Payments As Bricks Merge With Clicks
Creditcall Dials Into Omnichannel Payments As Bricks Merge With Clicks
August 01, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

Merchants need to bridge the gap between online and in-store payments — gathering data that can give insight into what sells and what doesn’t, across...

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