Farm Bureau Wary of Big Data

Members Want Protection, Compensation for Proprietary Data

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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Banks of computers such as this IBM Blue Gene P can store a lot of data, and Farm Bureau members worry that such accumulated data could fall into the wrong hands. (Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory (cc by-sa 2.0))
Banks of computers such as this IBM Blue Gene P can store a lot of data, and Farm Bureau members worry that such accumulated data could fall into the wrong hands. (Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory (cc by-sa 2.0))
Farm Bureau members believe companies have an obligation to fully disclose how they use data, compensate farmers when information is shared with third parties, and prevent such information from being subject to federal Freedom of Information Act requests.

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Chris Clayton

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