How Online Data Is the New Oil
Clip: 3/17/2020 | 2m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
With every like and share online, data is collected to help predict consumer habits.
In the new network empire, there's only one commodity that counts: data. The more time you spend online, the more your data is collected, which, according to Niall Ferguson, is just as valuable as oil in our modern economy.
How Online Data Is the New Oil
Clip: 3/17/2020 | 2m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
In the new network empire, there's only one commodity that counts: data. The more time you spend online, the more your data is collected, which, according to Niall Ferguson, is just as valuable as oil in our modern economy.
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