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Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor; Cukier, Kenneth


5 DATAFICATION

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GreenGoose ,

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chores tracker

8 RISKS

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In a big - data world , somebody with an Arabic name , who has paid in cash for a one - way ticket in first class , may no longer be subjected to secondary screening at an airport if other data specific to him make it very unlikely that he’s a terrorist .

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tell TSA that. would be nice

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thinking bad things is not illegal , doing them is . It is a fundamental tenet of our society that individual responsibility is tied to individual choice of action .

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ironically , by depriving us of choice they would exculpate us from any responsibility .