The ethical dilemmas of big data

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Organisations have adopted an 'analyse first, ask legal questions later' approach to big data projects, but more and more people are raising ethical objections

Up and down the country, probably across the world, new projects in big data are starting up. Many are focusing on personal data that has been freely given combined with information that has been b...

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