Matters of Life and Data: The Remarkable Journey of a Big Data Visionary Whose Work Impacted Millions (Including You)

I didn t set out to become a collector of your and your neighbors information. When I was growing up, nobody but egghead scientists talked about data. It was the mechanical age, and I was a gadget geek, taking apart my cousin s toys and trying to put them back together again. I was especially crazy about cars and engines, and had it not been for a