Contents Introduction ix 1 DATA ABOUT DATA (ABOUT DATA) 1 2 ALL DATA ARE BIG DATA 25 3 BIG DATA BLUES 55 4 OUR DEVICES ARE “SMART.” BUT ARE WE? 83 5 THE SECRET DATA OF LIFE 109 6 THE OVEREXAMINED LIFE 137 7 ALL THE WORLD’S A STACK 161 8 DATA AND DEMOCRACY 185 Conclusion: Data Afterlives 213 Acknowledgments 239 Notes 241 Index 271
Contents Introduction ix 1 DATA ABOUT DATA (ABOUT DATA) 1 2 ALL DATA ARE BIG DATA 25 3 BIG DATA BLUES 55 4 OUR DEVICES ARE “SMART.” BUT ARE WE? 83 5 THE SECRET DATA OF LIFE 109 6 THE OVEREXAMINED LIFE 137 7 ALL THE WORLD’S A STACK 161 8 DATA AND DEMOCRACY 185 Conclusion: Data Afterlives 213 Acknowledgments 239 Notes 241 Index 271
