What’s the Big Fuss about Big Data?

It’s been big news for the past couple of weeks: Cambridge Analytica’s wrongful use of personal data derived from Facebook accounts has sparked outrage across the U.S. and raised questions across the globe. This scandal has renewed public interest in how corporations around the globe are using our data and whether they have a right to that data — particularly, whether a lack of privacy is simply the new norm in an increasingly digital world.