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Big data is now big business. In recent years, due to the exponential growth of databases (spurred at least in part by social media and cloud storage) and of the capability of technology to undertake data analytics on a massive scale, organisations have started to appreciate the potential hidden value that could be derived from their data. Indeed, in March 2014, Neelie Kroes (Vice President of the EU Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda) reflected this view when she hailed a “ data gold rush… a new industrial revolution… a digital revolution fuelled by big data ”. It’s certainly […]
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