IDG Contributor Network: In data we trust – or do we?

Last year, researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) found that some rideshare drivers organized simultaneous sign-offs to cause a shortage of drivers. This triggered a surge in prices which meant a bigger payoff for drivers once they signed back on. The drivers knew that they were participating in a system managed by algorithms, so they made it work in their favor.This is an example of how businesses have been developing in a way that leaves them open to a new kind of vulnerability: inaccu