What the cases of arXiv, Github, Facebook and so many others show is that the information economy is becoming an offer network rather than a quantified economy.
GitHub has decided to make a play for being a one-stop-shop for all things
code security with a series of announcements made at its annual GitHub Universe
conference.
While data is commonly regarded as the new oil, increasing criticism of data-hungry tech giants has led to questions being asked about who benefits from big data.
Is it only the chose few, market-dominating tech giants, or can big data be used as a force for good?