Jill Lepore on the Destructive Power of Tech — Talking politics podcast
▻https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/276-jill-lepore-on-the-destructive-power-of-tech
The Simulmatics Corporation was one of the first data analytics companies founded 1959. They were collecting personal data, coming up with mathematical models for human behavior, making predictions, and selling that as a service.
Related: ►https://www.mathwashing.com, the allure of mathematical models.