Data
How can we comprehend the explosive increase in data and technology?
Approximately 65 percent of the world’s population (around 5.6 billion people) are connected to the internet. Besides, 30 billion IoT devices are also constantly connected to the internet. In 2021, they created 79 zettabytes of data. Predictions suggest that in the next three years, more data will be produced than in the past 30 years.
This astonishing rapid growth is primarily driven by digital technological innovation by a handful of Big Tech companies that view the world as their market. They utilize the most advanced influencing technologies to achieve their goals based on the data they obtain. They turn their customers into products in exchange for “free” services.
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