Andrew Leonard, writing in Salon,  complains that Netflix is now producing original content based on ‘Big Data.’ That is, Netflix used its collected data about the viewing habits of its customers and has produced an original series to cater to the views of the aggregated Netflix viewer. ‘Big Data,’ of course is a term designed to frighten you into opposing the collection of information about you by companies that wish to provide you with products that you will like. (When government collects data on you of course, its for the purpose of “helping” you, by perhaps locking you in a … Continue reading Salon: Fear ‘Big Data,’ It will Destroy Art