Contents

pp v-vi

List of Abbreviations

pp vii-ix

Acknowledgements

pp x-xii

PART I - Introduction

pp 1-2

1 - Data Stories

pp 3-14

PART II - The Life of Data

pp 15-16

2 - Blind Data

pp 17-22

3 - The Nature of Data

pp 23-30

4 - Gridlock

pp 31-36

5 - In Data We Trust

pp 37-44

6 - How to Lose (and Regain) 3.6 Billion Euros

pp 45-50

7 - Harmonizing Data is Hard

pp 51-60

8 - Open-and-Shut Case

pp 61-68

9 - The Politics of Building Civic Tech

pp 69-78

10 - So More Trumps Better?

pp 79-84

11 - Hustling for Funding

pp 85-94

12 - The Secret Science of Formulas

pp 95-100

13 - The End of the Data Lifecycle

pp 101-108

PART III - Living with Data

pp 109-110

14 - Traces and Shadows

pp 111-120

15 - Recommended Life

pp 121-126

16 - The Quantified Self

pp 127-136

17 - Fighting Fires

pp 137-142

18 - Management Through Metrics

pp 143-152

19 - Guinea Pigs

pp 153-160

20 - Big Brother is Watching and Controlling You

pp 161-168

21 - Security Theatre

pp 169-174

22 - When a Country Ignores Its Own Data

pp 175-182

23 - Data Theft

pp 183-186