The Big Data Paradox and Its Importance to Strategy and Military Systems Development
The Big Data Paradox and Its Importance to Strategy and Military Systems Development
In this chapter, Mcfarland, Galliott and Cappuccio consider the use of big data in military contexts. They draw on three paradoxes to examine particular challenges facing the military. These are the transparency paradox, the need for the collection and use of data to be as transparent as possible while being collected and used for national security or military purposes which themselves require secrecy; the identity paradox, which recognizes that while big data reflects the identity and behaviour of those whose data is used, so too can it be used to alter those identities and behaviours; and the power paradox, highlighting the increased power gained through big data coupled with the risks of using those data in a largely unregulated environment.
Keywords: Identity, Military, Power, Secrecy, Security, Transparency
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