The Truth About Data Collection And How “Personal” Your Information Really Is

Data Becomes Accessible To Everyone in 1970

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A huge breakthrough in data collection occurred in 1979. Edgar F Codd introduced his “relational database” framework. The IBM employee created the idea to store information in a universally accessible hierarchical format.

Put simply, anyone who knows what they are looking for can find it. No technical expertise is needed. This format provided the spine that most data businesses use today. With the system for mass data collection in place, Big Data came to be, with the first official use of the term used in 1989.