Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a report discussing “big data.” The report compiles the agency’s learning from recent seminars and research, including a public workshop held on September 15, 2014. Known best for its role as the federal government’s consumer protection watchdog, the FTC highlights in the report a number of concerns about uses of big data and the potential harms they may have on consumers. However, while the report’s focus is on the commercial use of big data involving consumer data, it also describes a number of issues raised when big data is employed in the workplace.
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