MΛHDI posted this to twitter and it is too good not to share:
Amusing now but what happens when the illusion of “static data” disappears and economic activity data is streamed from every transaction point?
Your code and analysis will need to specify the time boundaries of the data that underlie your analysis. Depending on the level of your analysis, it may quickly become outdated as new data streams in for further analysis.
To do the level of surveillance that law enforcement longs for in the San Bernardino attack, you would need real time sales transaction data for the last 5 years, plus bank records and “see something say something” reports on 322+ million citizens of the United States.
Now imagine fixing bugs in that production code, when arrest and detention, if not more severe consequences await.