Big Data, Privacy, and you
Since 2012, Big Data has been hailed as the “next big thing” in business, health, government, education and innovation. Big Data is the term applied to data sets so huge and complex that it cannot be processed by on-hand technology.
The challenges of Big Data include capture, curation, storage, analysis, visualization, and of course, privacy. As data sets increase in size, privacy decreases, posing potentially hazardous implications for personal information. Whether you are aware of it or not, every day you are being quantified and datafied; you are a part of the Big Data Revolution.
Big Data is decidedly here to stay, but the questions remain: Who has access to all this data? And what are they doing with it?
Understanding Big Data
Big Data by Call Number: 306.46 M468ISBN: 9780544002692Publication Date: 2013-03-05Written by two leading data experts, this volume explains “what big data is, how it will change our lives and what we can do to protect ourselves from its hazards.” It is an accessible and entertaining introduction to the complexity of big data for anyone, in any field of study.
The Human Face of Big Data by Call Number: 303.4833 S666ISBN: 9781454908272Publication Date: 2012-11-20As visually stunning as it is informative, this collection of essays, photographs and information graphics explores the social impacts of the big data revolution.
“The average person today processes more data in a single day than a person in the 1500’s did in an entire lifetime.”
Big Data Glossary by Call Number: 004.03 W265ISBN: 9781449314590Publication Date: 2011-09-22This glossary defines 60 recent terms and tools in the rapidly emerging big data environment.
Articles and Database Resources
- Has big data made anonymity impossible?Tucker, Patrick. Technology Review [Cambridge, Mass.] July-Aug. 2013: 64+. General OneFile. Web. 28 Aug. 2013.
- (Audio File) Forget YOLO: Why 'Big Data' Should Be The Word Of The YearFresh Air, December 20, 2012