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Revealed: The 1962 CIA Paper That Predicts the Big Deal With Big Data


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Computer operator 1962

A computer operator in 1962.

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The Central Intelligence Agency has published for the first time "Some Far-Out Thoughts on Computers," a 1962 internal document that shows how eager the agency was to exploit the power of data for Cold War spying purposes.

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