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Big Data’s Radical Potential
- pcunite 11y agoQuote: "There is no consensus about what “big data” is, exactly, but fans and critics agree that it’s reshaping the way we live." Big data is the data that exists from the tracking of every tiny little thing you do. If you think that is going to make for a better society, have I got a history lesson for you.
- cryoshon 11y agoIt hypothetically could, but there's no economic incentive to use it to improve human life by exploring trends. For instance, what if people who logged into Facebook at 11 AM had a higher chance of brain tumors from the idiotic content? This trend would only be possible to find with big data... but it won't be looked for.
- oldmanjay 11y agoIs your point that there won't be people looking for arbitrary foolishness? I feel like I must have missed something here. There is a fundamental problem in that no one knows the questions to ask, which might be where you're leaning, but the silliness of your example made it difficult for me to be sure. There are many very smart people working on this problem, though, I can assure you of that.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoI have been hearing more and more from the security community, including being told personally by Bruce Schneier, that data is rapidly becoming a"toxic asset." Anything stored on a server can be stolen, and the more your business depends on data - instead of an actual product - the more attractive it is for a hacker to steal it for personal gain or malicious intent.
- kordless 11y agoWhich is exactly why we must decentralize.