Page 118. Hear the Language. Part A. LISTEN

Unit 12

page 118

hear the language

part a: listen

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Well, banks collect information about their customers credit card purchases, insurance companies collect information about their patients visits to the doctor; Internet providers collect information about what websites you visit.

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and the list goes on and on.

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what you do, what you buy, what you like, even who you like is collected by someone.

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information becomes data when we save it, when we store it for future use.

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once the data is stored in byte streams, we can then use special software programs to access and analyze it; to find patterns and create models.

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this creates new data; more and more data every moment.

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Forecast come from weather scientists who collect large amounts of weather data, like temperature changes and cloud movement.

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every time we use our phones, make a credit card purchase or surf the web, we leave a trail of evidence.

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same thing when you apply for credit card or insurance or a loan.

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but is this fair? who can collect this data? who can use this data? and is the information about you accurate?