Data mining is less about privacy infringement and more about analyzing information, a distinction that Apple CEO Tim Cook missed in a recent address, Data Mining for Dummies author Meta Brown writes for Forbes. “Data mining is merely a form of data analysis. It’s an adaptation of statistical analysis designed to enable non-statisticians to analyze data in a quick and informal way,” she said. “And there’s the real key to privacy. The central privacy issue is not data mining, nor any other form of analysis. It’s what data is collected, how it’s used and shared and used again.” Meanwhile, Cheat Sheet reports on other reactions to Apple’s view on privacy, including those of Edward Snowden.
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