Researchers are rushing to use big data to fight Covid-19 without taking into consideration big data’s shortcomings, reports ReadWrite.

The Coronavirus Pandemic has spurred interest in big data to track the spread of the fast-moving pathogen and to plan disease prevention efforts. 

According to Forbes, the FBI has a special unit that investigates crimes using big data combined with facial recognition software to find the perpetrators.

In the wake of a mass shooting or terror attacks investigators can be left with hours of CCTV footage, video from witnesses, or clips from social media. 

According to Digital Market News, big data is helping lead the fight against Covid-19, but it also may be hindering it. 

Big Data has emerged as a leading technological advancement that’s fueling our efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. At the time of writing, the world has seen 2,585,197 cases of COVID-19, and many countries are still waiting to hit their peak. Here is how large data as a double-edged sword in the combat COVID-19.