Episode 207: Vaccine Tracking and Other Alt Datasets

This week, Wei-Shen and Tony share their thoughts on new alternative datasets relating to the pandemic, and how investment firms are taking advantage of it. 2:00 – Tony talks about how he’s putting together the August issue of the WatersTechnology magazine, focused on our coronavirus coverage. 4:00 – They discuss Jo Gallagher’s story on vaccine tracking data as an alt dataset, and how it can signal potential “winners” to investment professionals. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7660636/vaccine-tracking-data-the-next-big-alt-dataset) 8:30 – Advancements in NLP and sentiment analysis has helped give these new datasets a leg up. 10:00 – Tony talks about geolocation data is used to monitor foot traffic in and out of hospitals. (https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7534286/geolocation-data-spotlights-covid-recovery) 13:00 – Then, they discuss the privacy issues associated with geolocation data, and how many don’t realize the personal data they’re giving away. 19:30 – They wonder if government entities would regulate the use of wearing fitness trackers in the future.