Big Data is a new type or genre of data mining--similar to the lists that advertisers use--to gather all types of information from social media and other on line sources to see how we "tick."
However, there's a dark side to everything, and with technology comes the possibility (actually...the imminent use of) this technology in a negative way. Remember, we're already on the slippery slope toward "tracking everything, everywhere." And this is just another part of it:
http://news.yahoo.com/big-data-turning-government-big-brother-071009613.html
However, there's a dark side to everything, and with technology comes the possibility (actually...the imminent use of) this technology in a negative way. Remember, we're already on the slippery slope toward "tracking everything, everywhere." And this is just another part of it:
http://news.yahoo.com/big-data-turning-government-big-brother-071009613.html
