Five Things Obama’s Big Data Experts Warned Him About | MIT Technology Review

The rise of big data techniques poses risks to society that call for new laws, a White House report concludes

When President Obama spoke in January about reforming U.S. surveillance, he also asked a panel of experts to spend 90 days investigating the potential consequences of the use of technology that falls under the umbrella term “big data.” The 68-page report was published today and repeatedly emphasizes that big data techniques can advance the U.S. economy, government, and public life. But it also spends a lot of time warning of the potential downsides, saying in the introduction that: