Big data and More Importantly the Increasingly Sophisticated Tools Available to Dissect, Recombine and Analyse the ever-Increasing Volume: Big Data Big problem Essay, NUS, Singapore

Assignment brief:

Big data and more importantly the increasingly sophisticated tools available to dissect, recombine and analyse the ever-increasing volume of data which individuals generate by simply living in the modern world are of inestimable value in many fields including medicine and efficient resource allocation.

But with great power comes great responsibility given that the enormous power of analytics can be, and has been, applied for purposes that many regards as anti-social if not actually evil.

Required: Discuss the above statement – showing by means of a reasoned argument supported by examples how far the assertions contained in the statement can be justified and the effectiveness or otherwise of the legal and ethical constraints that exist to prevent the abuse of the power referred to. While it is suggested that your essay is based on the Singaporean context, you are free to draw on other jurisdictions if you wish.