The aim of this paper is to define and test local versions of standard correlation coefficients in statistical analysis. This research is motivated by the increasing number of applications using local versions of exploratory and explanatory spatial data analysis methods. A common example of the...

Big data is boosting the economy, transforming traditional business models and creating new opportunities through the use of business intelligence, sentiment analysis, data mining and analytics. At the same time, the data overflow presents privacy concerns that could create a regulatory...

IoT technology required to build smart homes, regarding automation and control processes, represents a significant information security and personal data protection challenge. Smart homes demand a new level of security requirements as they contain relevant, vulnerable and private information....

Refinement of the legal framework that balancesthe protection and usage of personal data in online and offline services has been discussed globally. On the other hand, because of information asymmetry between users and service providers and bounded rationality of users, the existing...

The telecommunications sector has accessed to large amount of data. When use effectively, this Big Data enables the telcos to achieve efficiency and profitability across the entire telecommunications value chain. However, the potential advantage of Big Data may be tempered by increasing privacy...