Big Data Security and Privacy Protection

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Big data security and privacy protection
Introduction
In the specific era of the big data, people are obtaining a number of advantages of the
technology of internet. It has been known that data possess a huge commercial value for all the
various providers of internet service. Here, it has been observed that there is a great complexity
in both the proper data analysis and the data application and there is also a great difficulty in
managing that data [1]. With the quick development of internet, people are leaving with a
number of various traces of data online each and every day. This will be actually providing
various criminals a huge opportunity towards the collection of information upon the internet and
then there will be conduction of various illegal cases as well like various frauds. The main aim of
this study is to know the process of dealing with various kinds of issues related to privacy in the
particular context of big data which is basically a huge urgent requirement for all the people.
Sources of Big data
The actual origin of the big data has been known to be obtained from the internet.
Various researchers have been able to create a number of models which are diversified based
upon the requirements of the business and after that a number of vectors which are meaningful
have been extracted depending upon the particular models for the purpose of searching various
way of dealing with several people in a number of separate roles. Big data can be properly
divided into three separate categories [2]. First one is the data obtained from people within the
procedure of utilising internet which will be including several pictures, videos as well as text.
Second one is the data which has been generated by several kinds of computer systems within
the particular course of several operations which is particularly in the form of various databases,
documents as well as smarter homes [3]. The last one is the data which has been obtained from
various objects which involves the data obtained during the specific kind of operation of several
kinds of devices which are digital.
Security challenges of big data
Risks related to privacy: While it has been observed that people are greatly enjoying the special
convenience or service which has been brought up by big data, they are even greatly

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encountering a number of various inconveniences as well [4]. It has been understood that if big
data is not at all well safeguarded for the data of user in the procedure of utilisation, it will be
directly threatening the user’s privacy as well as data security. As per several contents of
protection, it can be well segregated into anonymous protection and identifiers as well as
protection of privacy. In the specific era of big data, the security problems of the data of people
are not only issues which are traditional but are even based upon the research of the data of
people and also the prediction the state of the people which has been targeted.
Confirmation of the credibility of big data: It has been particularly believed that even data can
be greatly explaining a number of problems to a particular extent, the data is a fact itself and the
actual reality is that if any data is not at all screened properly as well as efficiently then the
people may get betrayed by the data. One thing can happen like the any criminal can be
fabricating as well as forging data intentionally [5]. It may also happen that some kind of wrong
data can be leading inevitably towards various results which will be erroneous. Some people may
also be making up the data for creating a number of illusions of data which will be greatly
advantageous for them that may be leading several people towards making several improper
judgements. It may also happen that information may get totally distorted in the particular
procedure of the dissemination of information and hence ensuring authenticity of data will be
greatly essential.
Lack of the protection technology: It has been observed that there is a huge lack in the
technology of protection of the privacy of data [6]. At the similar period of time as that of the
information transfer because of weaker management of the information, lack of support which
will be technical, improper system of management and the huge vulnerability of the loss of
information, the utilisation of the data is not at all of large value and there is a huge reduction of
data as well. This will be definitely bringing in a number of various negative effects upon several
individuals, society as well as the business and this will be further resulting in a number of
various losses in economy.
Data security threats: From the specific era of that of the concept of big data and the huge
growth of internet, this particular kind of the environment of network will be making the
securing of data of mobile of the data terminals that are intelligent much more essential. Such
huge numbers of terminals of mobile will not only be occupying both the time as well as the