Stealing Reality: When Criminals Become Data Scientists (or Vice Versa)

by Yaniv Altshuler, Nadav Aharony, Alex Pentland, Yuval Elovici, and Manuel Cebrian

We live in the age of social computing. Social networks are everywhere, exponentially increasing in volume, and changing how we do business and how we understand ourselves and the world around us. The challenges and opportunities inherent in the social-oriented ecosystem have overtaken scientific, financial, and popular discourse. With the growing emphasis on personalization, personal recommendation systems, and social networking, there is a growing interest in understanding personal and social behavior patterns. READ FULL ARTICLE (login required) »