Experts say that Big Data, the term that refers to a collection of data so massive that computers have difficulty in processing it, is at an arms race with current computers as there is too much information being gathered to be processed at a single time.

Natasha Lomas, writer at Tech Crunch, noted that one result of having sensors all around, instead of smart devices that purposefully log the individual's activity, is that the public's actions may be monitored and recorded as individuals go about their daily routines, according to Tech Crunch.

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"The world around us gains the ability to perceive us, rather than wearable sensors trying to figure out what's going on in our environment by taking a continuous measure of us," Lomas wrote.

As of now, there are already monitoring systems and sensors that are being used such as closed circuit televisions in establishments and in Britain's streets. When it becomes even more widespread, the added pervasive sensor data could be pictured as an industry changing event, said Peter Levine, a partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

"Think about what happens when the Internet of Things becomes more pervasive," Levine said. "Endpoint devices in the trillions will be sending some information back to a compute engine... We as businesses and humans want to do something with that in real time."

The Internet of Things that Levine referred to is the interconnection of unique devices within an existing Internet infrastructure.

The present relational databases are struggling with the precise real time elements that would be provided with such developments. In technologies where time is critical, such as security monitoring systems and jet engines, the operators can't afford to wait a few hours to process the information. The officers and pilots would need answers regarding corresponding problems in real time.

Andreessen Horowitz has given US$13 million in funding to data collection and analysis firm Adatao in early August in the hopes to fast-track the real-time processing of data.

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