From driverless cars to cheating your fit bit, we hear how the explosion of data can shape our future for better and worse. And we ask: do we have a say in what's coming around the corner?

Since the recording of this podcast, Prof. Karen Yeung is now Interdisciplinary Professor in the School of Law and the School of Computer Science at The University of Birmingham.

Producer: Edgar Maddicott @edgarmaddicott
Presenter: Flora Willson @drflorawillson

Additional music courtesy of creativecommons soundcloud CC 2.0.

Big Data, Society and You

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