Our Data, Ourselves

Abstract

The article focuses on big data which is threat to democracy and social media companies and political data-mining firms such as Cambridge Analytica have built their businesses by manipulating public life using personal data. Topics discussed include ways to protect democracy from the challenge posed by tech companies' dominance over socially valuable data, public regulators to either review all social media content to judge its appropriateness or provide clear signals to private firms and governments should require mandatory reporting about the ultimate beneficiaries of data.