Technological Challenges and the Rise of Big Data

The advancement of technology brings new challenges to data privacy. The Internet of Things (IoT), for instance, connects billions of devices, each collecting data. This data aggregation increases the risk of privacy breaches, particularly when security is not the foremost consideration in IoT device design and deployment.

Big Data analytics, which involves the processing of vast amounts of information to discern patterns and make decisions, can further complicate privacy. Techniques like data mining and predictive analytics can inadvertently reveal sensitive information, even when individual datasets seem innocuous.