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Outnumbered

David J. T. Sumpter

2018272 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2018
first published
  • 2018Bloomsbury Publishing · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9781472947413
  • 2018Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9781472947437

Algorithms are running our society, and we don't know what they are up to. Our increasing reliance on technology and the internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze through into our lives. Using the data they are constantly collecting about where we travel, where we shop, what we buy and what interests us, they can begin to predict our daily habits. But how reliable is this data?

How do you feel?