Big Data´s Big Unintended Consequences

Author

Wigan, M.R. ; Clarke, Roger

Author_Institution

Oxford Systematics, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Volume

46

Issue

6

fYear

2013

fDate

41426

Firstpage

46

Lastpage

53

Abstract

Businesses and governments exploit big data without regard for issues of legality, data quality, disparate data meanings, and process quality. This often results in poor decisions, with individuals bearing the greatest risk. The threats harbored by big data extend far beyond the individual, however, and call for new legal structures, business processes, and concepts such as a Private Data Commons. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/TvXoQhrrGzg is a video in which author Marcus Wigan expands on his article "Big Data\´s Big Unintended Consequences" and discusses how businesses and governments exploit big data without regard for issues of legality, data quality, disparate data meanings, and process quality. This often results in poor decisions, with individuals bearing the greatest risk. The threats harbored by big data extend far beyond the individual, however, and call for new legal structures, business processes, and concepts such as a Private Data Commons.

Keywords

data handling; data privacy; law; big data; business; data quality; disparate data meaning; government; legal structure; legality issue; private data commons concept; process quality; Business; Data handling; Data privacy; Data storage systems; Databases; Government policies; Information management; Legal aspects; big data; data; policy; privacy; private data commons; social impact;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MC.2013.195

Filename

6527249