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Bennett, Colin J., and Robin M. Bayley. |
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"Privacy Protection in the Era of ‘Big Data’: Regulatory Challenges and Social Assessments." |
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Exploring the Boundaries of Big Data, |
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edited by Bart van der Sloot et al., |
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Amsterdam University Press, |
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2016, |
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pp. 205–227. |
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The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), |
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english.wrr.nl/publications/investigation/2016/04/28/exploring-the-boundaries-of-big-data. |
Bennett, Colin J., and Robin M. Bayley. "Privacy Protection in the Era of ‘Big Data’: Regulatory Challenges and Social Assessments." Exploring the Boundaries of Big Data, edited by Bart van der Sloot et al., Amsterdam University Press, 2016, pp. 205–227. The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), english.wrr.nl/publications/investigation/2016/04/28/exploring-the-boundaries-of-big-data.
Parenthetical citation: (Bennett and Bayley 210).
Prose citation: According to Colin Bennett and Robing Bayley . . . (210).
Include an access date for resources that do not have a publication date listed.
“Anthology, N.” Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthology. Accessed 12 July 2022.
Parenthetical citation: ("Anthology, N.").
Prose citation: Merriam-Webster defines anthology as . . . ("Anthology, N.").
Hursthouse, Rosalind, and Glen Pettigrove. "Virtue Ethics." The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta, Winter 2018 ed., plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/ethics-virtue/.
Parenthetical citation: (Hursthouse and Pettigrove).
Prose citation: As noted by Rosalind Hursthouse and Glen Pettigrove . . .
"Athos, Mount." The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, edited by Alexander P. Kazhdan et al., vol. 1, Oxford University Press, 1991, pp. 224–226.
Parenthetical citation: ("Athos, Mount").
Prose citation: According to the entry "Athos, Mount," . . .