Book Title: Personal Data Protection in Digital Age: Issues and Challenges
Editor: Dr. Ananya Rahul Bibave
Associate Editor: Dr. Sunita Mane Saware
ISBN: 978-81-970102-6-2
Chapter: 13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59646/dataprotectionC13/125
Author: Archana Deshpande, Assistant Professor & HoD, PES Modern Law College, Pune, Maharashtra 411016, India.
Abstract:
Over the course of thousands of years, the human species has evolved and adapted to technological and environmental changes. This ability is a fundamental feature of both the species and the society that humans have created. The ingenuity of man and our new technologies also have an impact on our environment, lifespan, and every facet of our daily lives. Large data collections with a more intricate and diversified structure are referred to as “big data.” The definition of “big data” — “a new generation of technologies and architectures, designed to economically separate value from very large volumes of a wide variety of data, by enabling high-velocity capture, discovery and analysis”. Due to recent technological developments, the amount of data generated by internet, social networking sites, sensor networks, healthcare applications, and many other companies, is drastically increasing day by day. All the enormous amount of data produced from various sources in multiple formats with very high speed is referred to as big data. In today’s digital age, where a vast amount of information is kept in massive data sets, database analysis can offer potential to address major societal issues including healthcare and other issues.