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Even I breathe in the world of information management & data science, I never thought about this possibility! I for one hope this should never happen. Mining y
by dm8 14y ago
Even I breathe in the world of information management & data science, I never thought about this possibility!
I for one hope this should never happen. Mining your data to do pattern matching whether your are healthy or not? Are you kidding me? We tend to forget there is something "socio technical gap" (as demonstrated by Mark Ackerman - bit.ly/UqlNLI), meaning our social world cannot to be mapped into virtual world using technology since tech is not mature. We will never be able to close the socio-technical as our brains are too complicated.
I fear for our kids if this is future.
- Bud 14y agoFuture? I'd be shocked if most of what is outlined in the article is not already happening NOW, in some form, if perhaps a bit less developed. And we know for a fact that Facebook data is being scanned by employers, in a mandatory fashion, and being used to screen employees: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/failing-provide-facebook-password-gets-teachers-aide-fired-642699 http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/failing-provide-...