When looking through some of the possible resources for the Big Data project, I came across a few that I feel I might use. One of the sources that I really enjoyed watching was Anne Milgram’s TED talk about improving criminal justice systems. This was interesting to me first of all because my dad is a police officer. In the presentation, Milgram talks about how she, along with researchers and statisticians, made a universal risk analytic tool that it available for judges to use. This tool is supposed to help judges figure out which criminals they should release from jail and which ones they shouldn’t, and it helps them come to the decision so they don’t make mistakes. Overall, I thought this tool seemed pretty cool, I like that it gives us more insight on criminals and makes it so the judges don’t have to decide on impulse. However, one thing that it made me question was how it is going to affect jobs. For example, If this tool becomes more widely used, what will it do to the job outlook of detectives who are supposed to do this research, and judges? Will they start to become less of a need?
Another source that I came across while researching, and might use, is an article called “Is it Even Possible to Protect Privacy Settings on Facebook?” This article focuses a lot on the concept of the privacy settings on Facebook and how so many people are worried about them. One of the most interesting quotes in this article was from a facebook user who seemed like she wanted to give up facebook altogether but just can’t. She said, “I feel trapped with the site because it’s such a form of connection that I’ve become dependent on.” This quote got me very intrigued because I thought it related closely to the concept of our last paper and how people become so dependent on social media and how they rely on it. Many people are saying how there is just no way to protect yourself on Facebook. I want to know about why people aren’t getting rid of Facebook altogether, and how these privacy issues are going to effect facebook’s profit.
