![]() | The Politics and Policies of Big Data: Big Data, Big Brother? Subjects: Computer Science; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Sociology & Social Policy; Legal Ethical & Social Aspects of IT; Military & Strategic Studies; Political Research Methods; Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns; Social Aspects of Computing & IT; Social Impact of Computing & IT on Society; Privacy & Data Protection; Quantitative Methods; Qualitative Methods; Intelligence; Social Theory; Sociology of Science & Technology; Security Studies - Military & Strategic; Research Methods - Soc. Policy; Big Data, gathered together and re-analysed, can be used to form endless variations of our persons - so-called 'data doubles'. Whilst never a precise portrayal of who we are, they unarguably contain glimpses of details about us that, when deployed into various routines (such as management, policing and advertising) can affect us in many ways. How are we to deal with Big Data? When is it beneficial to us? When is it harmful? How might we regulate it? Offering careful and critical analyses, this timely volume aims to broaden well-informed, unprejudiced discourse, focusing on: the tenets of Big Data, the politics of governance and regulation; and Big Data practices, performance and resistance. An interdisciplinary volume, The Politics of Big Data will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as postdoctoral and senior researchers interested in fields such as Technology, Politics and Surveillance. Sætnan, Ann Rudinow; Schneider, Ingrid; Green, Nicola |
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