The smallest mix-up can have massive consequences.
Holidaymakers have had a nightmare week, and for those still trying to get home after thousands of flights were cancelled, it won’t help much knowing the carnage they’re caught up inNational Air Traffic Services reported the chaos erupted because a flight plan its systems could not read caused an emergency shutdown in the system, grounding planes andAnd let’s face it, ‘data’ as the cause of any major disruption doesn’t scream sexy headline or future feature film.
Human error and data can form a potent mix. Earlier this month the details of hundreds of PSNI officers and staff were accidentally leaked during a routine FOI request.‘The losses incurred as a result of the flight data issues are expected to be astronomical,’ says Mr Fard. ‘Although we haven’t fully understood the intricate details of how it all happened, there are steps which we can take to prevent this from happening in the future especially if incorrect data feeds were the culprit.
The fallout from incorrect data in the past ranges from a frustrating spreadsheet to death. Bad data or rogue coding may itself be only a few bytes, but its impact can be global.
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