Big Data& X2019;s Shadow

The government and private industries are using a vast cache of information about each of us: our travel patterns, our w... (more)

The government and private industries are using a vast cache of information about each of us: our travel patterns, our web browsing habits, our purchasing preferences, and more. Efforts to decide upon and enact laws and policies trail behind new developments in technology, and this lecture examines the potential inherent in such deep and widespread data—as well as the threat it poses to privacy and anonymity. (less)