The data business, at three resolutions.

“Byron Tau’s Means of Control is a fun look at the world of government entities buying data from private companies for law enforcement and intelligence purposes. For anyone who’s had experience working with data for hedge funds, or using it to target ads, it’s an especially delightful read—it turns out that the same companies providing raw data that offered a better way to track intra-quarter trends in same-store sales were using that same data to help target drone strikes. Who knew!?” ~ learn more