Big data, big risks

被引:124
作者
Clarke, Roger [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[2] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Comp Sci, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[3] UNSW Law, Sydney, NSW, Australia
关键词
data quality; decision quality; impact assessment; scenario analysis; DATA QUALITY; MODEL;
D O I
10.1111/isj.12088
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
The big data' literature, academic as well as professional, has a very strong focus on opportunities. Far less attention has been paid to the threats that arise from repurposing data, consolidating data from multiple sources, applying analytical tools to the resulting collections, drawing inferences, and acting on them. On the basis of a review of quality factors in big data' and big data analytics', illustrated by means of scenario analysis, this paper draws attention to the moral and legal responsibility of computing researchers and professionals to temper their excitement, and apply reality checks to their promotional activities.
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页码:77 / 90
页数:14
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