Keep Police Use of Big Data to "Acceptable Boundaries," Says Study
"Despite evidence that state and federal law enforcement agencies have
contracted with data analytics firms to mine information from social
media users, policymakers have still not moved to protect Americans’
constitutional rights to freedom of speech and association from the
misuse of 'Big Data,' according to an expert on information and privacy
law.
The revelations underline the need for new approaches to transparency
in order to ensure that police use of Big Data remains within 'acceptable boundaries,' Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in
Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa, wrote in a paper
posted in Scripted."
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