Front matter
foreword
preface
acknowledgments
about this book
about the author
about the cover illustration
1 A history of data
1.1 A concerning situation
Life cycle of a video, picture, text, email, or file
All your online actions create permanent records of your activity
Intelligent choices
1.2 An example: Genetic testing and reporting
Genetic sequencing
1.3 The beginnings of modern data
Commercial data and analytics: Data as a valuable commodity
How our data rights and right to compensation were diverted
Let’s jump forward to the late 20th century in the UK 8
1.4 Modern data in the present day
The dangers of social media
People are waking up to the abuse of our data
And here we find ourselves
1.5 The new and current view and value of data