Additionally, data are neither merely numerical nor disaggregate, “They pile up. Data is neither transparent nor plain, but rather subjective, thus it must be contextually examined. The historic, social, and cultural circumstances in which data subsist define and delimited the data themselves. This subject will be approached raising concern on what is happening with the Afghans’ data collected in the territory over the years.Īs pointed out by Gitelman and Jackson in their article, the idea that data is neutral and objective, whose significance is uncertain until translated to current information (Raley 2013) – “raw data” – falls apart when we consider that every piece of information has a background, that frames the information itself. Everything seems to be about (big) data these days, and, as much as there are numerous advantages, we must look at it critically, evaluating their menaces.
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