Big Data

Georgetown University's law school plans to hold a symposium later this month on "big data" and its impact on national security:

Big Data is transforming national security capabilities. Despite massive data-storage capacity and sophisticated analytical tools for processing data from myriad sensors, the rate of data collection is outstripping our ability to analyze it. Compounding this challenge is an outdated and piecemeal legal and policy framework governing how data is collected, stored, shared, and used. "Swimming in the Ocean of Big Data" will demystify Big Data, address its challenges and potential, and chart a legal and policy framework for an evolving technology.

National Security Agency General Counsel Rajesh De will be the keynote speaker, according to the announcement.