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Nov 5 2021
Regular review is needed on what personal data is collected and what needs to be purged

The collection, display and retention of data should always be restricted to what is absolutely necessary. Whether done by the authorities or by businesses, this should be strictly limited and openly justified, and outdated data must be regularly purged.

There have been more reports about data breaches and hacks. There have also been comments that companies should assume responsibility and culpability to their clients, instead of merely blaming their data services vendors (Responsibility for data hack lies not only with the vendor, Oct 30).

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Nov 2 2021
1,355 NUS Society members’ personal data stolen, possibly put on sale on Dark Web

SINGAPORE – The personal data of 1,355 National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) members has been stolen after the society’s website was hacked early last month, NUSS said on Monday (Nov 1).

When asked by The Straits Times, the university graduate club did not say whether the data involved was encrypted. But it said that affected members had their full NRIC numbers stolen.

Asked if the names of members were also stolen, NUSS would only say that “NRIC numbers which match the names of 1,355 members” had been accessed.

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Aug 6 2021
Data on the farm: Glue or gold?

Software will dominate in tomorrow’s agriculture as producers and consumers rely heavily on technology to make decisions. “We just have to get comfortable being uncomfortable … and just embrace the change,” said Teddy Bekele, chief technology officer of Land O’Lakes Inc.

Bekele spoke at OATSCON21, a virtual conference hosted by Purdue University’s Open Ag Technology and Systems Center to discuss the importance of open-source data — shared data that allows for collaboration and innovation — and its impact on farmers.

New technologies are coming, and the agriculture industry must be ready to accept change, according to Bekele. Some new technologies are here: sensors that constantly collect data, artificial intelligence to relay fertilizer and pesticide application calculations, and apps that help farmers with management decisions. These technologies allow farmers to make better decisions without physically being in the field.

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