Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values

Citation
The White House, Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values (May 1, 2014) (full-text).

Overview
This report is based on a 90-day study to examine how big data will transform the way we live and work and alter the relationships between government, citizens, businesses, and consumers. This review focuses on how the public and private sectors can maximize the benefits of big data while minimizing its risks. It also identifies opportunities for big data to grow our economy, improve health and education, and make our nation safer and more energy efficient.

The report contains a series of recommendations on how we can embrace big data technologies while at the same time protecting fundamental values like privacy, fairness, and self-determination.