2.5 quintillion bytes of data are produced by humans every day. Our wildest sci-fi ideas are now being realised through predictive policing, 24/7 surveillance and location tracking; all of which we are providing permission for... even if we don't know it. In this episode we talk to Professor Andrej Zwitter about the good, the bad and the ugly of big data. 

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In this episode we interview Professor Andrej Zwitter to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of big data. In a world where 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is being created on a daily basis, there is a need to understand how big data can and is being used. Big data has the potential to help deal with big global problems such as humanitarian crisis, medical care or education. However, the lack of regulation on how big data is being utilised in both the public and private sectors for...