In information economics, data capitalism denotes a "genus" of capitalism where data is the source of monetization and often the currency and the final value.[1][2][3][4]

A typical application of the principles of data worth is found in surveillance capitalism. The methodology for processing such mass data is usually summarized in the buzzword 'big data'.

The general concept of monetization of data is described in data monetization.

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  1. ^ Shiller, Robert; Wren-Lewis, Simon; Proaño, Christian; Theobald, Thomas; Schulten, Thorsten; Luebker, Malte; Gros, Daniel; Akkerman, Tjitske; Hannibalsson, Jón Baldvin; Saxer, Marc; Pattakos, Michalis; Meyer, Henning (2015-06-23). "Digital Technologies And The Future Of Data Capitalism". Social Europe. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  2. ^ Pratap, Anita (2017-03-05). "The era of data capitalism". theweek.in. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  3. ^ "Data is giving rise to a new economy". The Economist. 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ III, Claude Robinson (2017-06-01). "Spreading the Wealth of Data Capitalism". Oracle Infrastructure Blog. Retrieved 2017-08-17.