“But data is never “just” data, and to assert otherwise is to lend inherently political and interested decisions an unmerited gloss of scientific objectivity. The truth is that data is easily skewed, depending on how it is collected. Different values for air pollution in a given location can be produced by varying the height at which a sensor is mounted by a few metres. Perceptions of risk in a neighbourhood can be transformed by slightly altering the taxonomy used to classify reported crimes. And anyone who has ever worked in opinion polling knows how sensitive the results are to the precise wording of a survey.”
Rise of the machines: who is the ‘internet of things’ good for?
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/06/internet-of-things-smart-home-smart-city
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Rise of the machines: who is the ‘internet of things’ good for?
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/06/internet-of-things-smart-home-smart-city
via Instapaper
