Six ways (and counting) that big data systems are harming society
(World News Science)

GarryKillian/Shutterstock.com There is growing consensus that with big data comes great opportunity , but also great risk . But these risks are not getting enough political and public attention. One way to better appreciate the risks that come with our big data future is to consider how people are already being negatively affected by uses of it. At Cardiff University´s Data Justice Lab , we decided to record the harms that big data uses have already caused, pulling together concrete examples of harm that have been referenced in previous work so that we might gain a better big picture appreciation of where we are heading. We did so in the hope that such a record will generate more debate and...