Big Data
Big data refers to large amounts of data produced very quickly by a high number of diverse sources. Data can either be created by people or generated by machines, such as sensors gathering climate information, satellite imagery, digital pictures and videos, purchase transaction records, GPS signals, etc. It covers many sectors, from healthcare to transport and energy."
European Parliament
- Study: Big Data and smart devices and their impact on privacy
- Draft report on Fundamental rights implications of Big Data: privacy, data protection, non-discrimination, security and law-enforcement
- Amendments tabled in Committee
- Hearing on the Fundamental Rights Implications on Big Data, 8 December 2016
- Final report adopted in Plenary on 14 March 2017