Big Data...

I was interested in looking into big data as it is obviously a growing point. there is so much data collected from so many sources now. Technology keeps developing to accommodate this data but our brains are never going to be able to comprehend this.
We never had any of this years ago and the amount is just increasing and increasing. Everything we do it recorded, analysed.
This Big Data can be used as a tool to make things better, as everything is recorded there is a more accurate knowledge of exactly what is needed. However the other side of this argument is that there is no privacy in the worlds, people are sucked into online worlds. Is the increase in technology stopping people from enjoying their surroundings, and disabling connections through hands on engagement.

I do believe that connecting with other people and connecting with your surroundings if part of being human. The technological advances could be dehumanising us.

I am currently reading the book Who Owns the Future, and finding it fascinating.

Are we lost in the places we know like the back of our hand?