Big Data and Democracy

Considers the morality of using big data in the political sphere, covering cases from the Snowden leaks to the Brexit referendum Investigates theories and recommendations for how to align the modern political process with the exponential rise in the availability of digital informationOpens new avenues for thinking about the philosophy and morality of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, in the context of political decision-makingSets out and objectively assesses the ‘opacity’ framework as