The Obama administration called for new protections against the use of "big data" technologies in ways that could impinge on civil liberties or lead to discrimination. Among other things, a report authored by senior White House counselor John Podesta called for broader legal protection for email and other digital content, a consumer-privacy "bill of rights," and additional scrutiny by federal agencies of data tools that could be used to hurt minorities and women.
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