Databases News Articles

Use the articles in the links below to answer ITGS Paper 2  type questions. 

1. AP: Across US, police officers abuse confidential databases

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-09-28/ap-across-us-police-officers-abuse-confidential-databases

2. Police database will share data on 15 million people

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13879683

3. Police building Private DNA databases

http://www.businessinsider.com/police-are-routinely-building-up-private-dna-databases-2016-9

4. Three Mobile cyber hack: six million customers' private information at risk after employee login used to access database 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/17/three-mobile-cyber-hack--six-million-customers-private-data-at-r/

5. Database Error leaves 150 million exposed

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/284519-database-error-leaves-150-million-voter-records-exposed-online

6. 'No password' database error exposes info on 93 million Mexican voters

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/25/mexico_voter_data_breach/

7. Police increasing the use facial  recognition Technology

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/law-enforcement-increasing-use-of-facial-recognition-technology/

8. Data Democratization

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3246632/database/data-democratization-finally-living-up-to-the-name.html

9. Govt to use Databases track Academic qualifications

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/11/govt-develop-database-track-academic-qualifications/

10. When Cops commit Crime

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/595kv3/police-crime-database

Other news on Databases

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