Book: Data and Goliath (The hidden battles to collect your data and control your world) by Bruce Schneier

Chapter 1: Data as a By-product of Computing

1. The chapter describes several ways in which we, the users, generate data. Make a comprehensive list of all the ways in which we generate data. Use the chapter material, and add any other material that you can think of. Organize these ways into categories such as social media, smart homes, work, etc.

2. The chapter talks about lifelogging. Provide a real-life example of lifelogging. What kind of data does it generate?

3. What is metadata? What is the metadata of the following: text message, email, photograph?

4. A gigabyte of memory is fairly inexpensive these days. Document the trends in cost/size of 1 GB of memory over the years.