The word 'data' has entered everyday conversation, but do we really understand what it means? How can we begin to grasp the scope and scale of our new data-rich world, and can we truly comprehend what is at stake?
In Data Lives, renowned social scientist Rob Kitchin explores the intricacies of data creation and charts how data-driven technologies have become essential to how society, government and the economy work.
Creatively blending scholarly analysis, biography and fiction, he demonstrates how data are shaped by social and political forces, and the extent to which they influence our daily lives.
He reveals our data world to be one of potential danger, but also of hope.
Part 1 ~ Introduction
Data Stories
Part 2 ~ the Life of Data
Blind Data
The Nature of Data
Gridlock
In Data We Trust
How to Lose (and Regain) 3.6 Billion Euros
Harmonizing Data Is Hard
Open and Shut Case
The Politics of Building Civic Tech
So More Trumps Better?
Hustling for Funding
The Secret Science of Formulas
The End of the Data Lifecycle
Part 3 ~ Living With Data
Traces and Shadows
Recommended Life
The Quantified Self
Fighting Fires
Management by Metrics
Guinea Pigs
Big Brother Is Watching and Controlling You
Security Theatre
When a Country Ignores Its Own Data
Data Theft
Data for the People, by the People
Black Data Matters
Part 4 ~ Conclusion
A Matter of Life and Death
Data Futures
