But Schumer said that if the data were hacked it could compromise personal information on shoppers' phones.

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Dynamic elements to transactions will make account data hard to steal or compromise, thus making merchant systems safer and more secure.

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Sharing data with Google is a compromise necessary to monetize the site, he adds, arguing that Google has a spotless record for keeping search information private.

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For retail, healthcare and pharmaceutical companies that now rely on critical findings of Big Data analytics, performance slowdowns can compromise key aspects of competitiveness such as how quickly and where a product is brought to market.

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Applications can contain malicious payloads that can compromise a system or pass data to hostile parties.

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No organization is immune to the loss or compromise of confidential and sensitive data.

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The DCLG denies there was any plot to hide or cover up the latest housing figures, but they are under a duty to ensure they do nothing that might compromise public confidence in official data.

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The department and the media firms reached a compromise that let the firms continue using their own computers and data lines to ensure fast delivery of economic news but let the Labor Department control access to the computers and supervise maintenance of the equipment.

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And the data was overwhelming that they were frustrated by the process and wanted Washington to function and to compromise.

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Data Science will be lucrative for years to come, but in that journey, may we not compromise on the integrity of science.

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