Big data: It's time for algorithms to come clean

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Daily Digest February 03, 2014 Editor of this Newsletter Mary Weilage | Senior Editor | @TechRepublic Mary Weilage is a Senior Editor for the CBS Interactive site TechRepublic. Data-driven policy and commerce requires algorithmic transparency The romance of a better world through data is over. It's time to look deeper at who is using big data, how they're using it, and for the benefit of whom. Resource of the day Guarantee Growth: the science of predictable revenue, passionate teams and profitable growth For profits to truly soar, your employees must personally want to excel. Join this one-hour, value-packed webcast with bestselling author Christine Comaford to learn key neuroscience techniques that the fastest-growing companies use to inspire success. New at TechRepublic Top IT job skills for 2014: Big data, mobile, cloud, security Welcome Jack Wallen, TechRepublic's official Android Expert VMware Fusion improvements simplify running Windows on Macs Pro tip: Remove product suggestions from Ubuntu Unity search results Kiddie coders: How Kodable, Play-i, and Hello Ruby are grooming elementary programmers Featured multimedia Photos: New tech that's teaching kids how to code Today's recommended downloads Challenges and Solutions to Protecting Data within the AWS Cloud (Vormetric) Data Center Projects: Advantages of Using a Reference Design (APC by Schneider Electric) Containerization Options: How to Choose the Best DLP Solution for Your Organization (BlackBerry) Avoiding the Pitfalls of Outdated Disaster Recovery Plans (IBM) The Evolution of Business Resiliency Management (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Storage: Fear, Loss, and Innovation in 2014 The rise of big data and the demand for real-time information is putting more pressure than ever on enterprise storage. We look at the technologies that enterprises are using to keep up, from SSDs to storage virtualization to network and data center transformation. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Big Data Analytics Information Security Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2014 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.