Big Data

Whose Reality Is It?

A reflection upon algorithms and data mining

Whoever lives in a modern society will acknowledge this fact: big data has become ubiquitous. From socializing to entertainment, from academic research to business development, there are…

The Blind Side of Data-Driven Design

Big data and data-driven design are often regarded as ‘the goose that laid golden eggs’ in the…

Who’s watching?

A quest to be noticed but not to be watched

There were times when people were aware of the surveillance by secret service agencies, like NSA, and they complied with the idea because it was for the greater benefit and security of all the citizens…

Big data, data mining and algorithms. Whose the villain?

Let’s ask the right questions.

They know me better than I know myself

There is no such thing as online privacy

Although I was born in the 90’s, I didn’t come into contact with computers until the turn of the century. In fact, I didn’t even know what computer was until I moved to…

We Are Who We Were?

A while ago I watched a crowdfunded movie called “Everything Before Us,” directed and produced by the Youtube sensation Wong Fu Productions. The movie featured a provocative hypothetical socio-technical score involving data mining; assigned Emotional Integrity scores track each individual’s…

Living in Big Data Culture

who are the all-knowing deities?