To protect privacy, data collected about us is sometimes anonymised before being used, such as for scientific research or by advertising companies wanting to hone their algorithms. The process ...

Research participants must identify which data sets constitute personal data to ensure compliance with the GDPR. The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) has published a useful guidance note on the ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Big data can be used to gather valuable insights that can be applied to a number of ...