While technology enables us to access enormous amount of data today, restrictions of privacy, data ownership, and (often antiquated) laws and traditions prevent efficient use of this data, and its conversion to useful information.
Others, however, will be wary about the levels of transparency and protection involved in the use of this data.
But the state recently prohibited the use of this data for recounts, saying that touch-screen machines do not allow for human error.
Atkinson's use of this data was surely controversial and selective, but his ideas circulated widely and drew strong approval.
And yet no outside oversight exists to monitor the company's use of this data, or its practices to protect it.
"The escalating use of this data by law enforcement agencies highlights the risk that these databases are increasingly being used by authorities instead of tried and tested methods," he said.
Online giants collect personal information about us for their business purposes while we are becoming more and more concerned about the use of this data.
Local intermediaries, like the academic health science networks and clinical commissioning groups, have a great opportunity to prioritise early adoption of innovation, and make use of this data to understand and identify differences in the levels of engagement within their jurisdictions.
Liberty depends upon the rules governing the use of this data, not ID cards.The real complaint against the cards is that they risk being a huge waste of money.
The use of this data by the companies has been under scrutiny since last week, when two technology researchers reported that a file stored on many iPhones and iPads keeps track of all the locations visited by a user.
Theses connectors and partnerships provide a possible avenue to make use of this data.
