2013 Sayada Community Network Building. CREDIT: <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/113632566131475824062/albums/5965895313641259393/5965897686580208274?pid=5965897686580208274&oid=113632566131475824062">Ryan Gerety</a>
2013 Sayada Community Network Building. CREDIT: Ryan Gerety

The Bright Side to Big Data: Good Intentions and Ethical Questions

Oct 31, 2014

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We wrap up our three-part series on data and privacy with a look at some ways big data can improve our communities. Technology and big data are delivering some big payoffs for our culture and society, while also posing some of the greatest risks. How can big data promote social good? How might these efforts potentially introduce big ethical questions?

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