[2] An enormous amount of often raw data are created, which can be in the form of cookies, temporary files, logfiles, storable choices, and more.
[6] Most medical devices emit some form of exhaust data, such as many pacemakers, dialysis machines, and cameras used during surgery.
[7] The majority of this data is never captured, and is primarily abandoned after the surgery is completed, or the device makes its next routine check.
[8] Using electronic health records (EMR) for research poses a large number of challenges, the most prevalent being the amount of data there is.
[9] Although data exhaust is not a new concept, the ubiquity of Internet-enabled gadgetry has exacerbated the scope and impacts of our passive digital trail.