President Barack Obama’s big data study will conclude...
President Barack Obama’s big data study will conclude with a report “that anticipates future technological trends and frames the key questions that the collection, availability, and use of ‘big data’ raise -- both for our government, and the nation as…
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a whole,” said Counselor to the President John Podesta in a Thursday blog post (http://1.usa.gov/1mMuWiG). In remarks on proposed changes to the government’s surveillance programs (CD Jan 21 p1), Obama revealed a “comprehensive review” of how data collection and data use is affecting society, with Podesta heading the effort. The final report “will help identify technological changes to watch, whether those technological changes are addressed by the U.S.’s current policy framework and highlight where further government action, funding, research and consideration may be required,” Podesta said. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology will also participate, he said. PCAST “will conduct a study to explore in-depth the technological dimensions of the intersection of big data and privacy,” Podesta said. The review will also include consultations with “industry, civil liberties groups, technologists, privacy experts, international partners and other national and local government officials,” as well as think tanks and academic institutions, he said. Podesta said he expects the working group to complete most of its work over the next 90 days, but “we don’t expect to answer all these questions, or produce a comprehensive new policy” in that timeframe.