Big data: the greater good or invasion ...

 

Big data: the greater good or invasion of privacy?

There are benign uses of data-mining, but for most of us the bigger issue is protection from corporate and state snooping.

Google maintains massive amounts of user data, and the "Do Not Track" icon of its browser has been shown not to function. Photograph: Uncredited Image from http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/12/big-data-greater-good-privacy-invasion/AP