The data revolution: big data, open data, data infrastructures and their consequences
By: Kitchin, Rob
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Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 005.74015 K4D2 (Browse shelf) | Available | 188618 |
Traditionally, data has been a scarce commodity which, given its value, has been either jealously guarded or expensively traded. In recent years, technological developments and political lobbying have turned this position on its head. Data now flow as a deep and wide torrent, are low in cost and supported by robust infrastructures, and are increasingly open and accessible.
A data revolution is underway, one that is already reshaping how knowledge is produced, business conducted, and governance enacted, as well as raising many questions concerning surveillance, privacy, security, profiling, social sorting, and intellectual property rights.
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