While working on this book, I have immensely benefitted from the fantastic support of many peers, colleagues and friends. I am very grateful for their advice and encouragement. I would also like to thank those who have contributed to big data discourses, ethics and critical data studies: their insights and their initiation of much-needed debates were invaluable for my work. I am very grateful to my colleagues at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Arts & Social Science. Although more colleagues deserve gratitude, I would particularly like to thank Sally Wyatt, Anna Harris, Vivian van Saaze, Tamar Sharon, Tsjalling Swierstra and Karin Wenz. Their work, advice and support were crucial for this project. My sincere thanks go to Sally Wyatt for her advice and for endorsing my application for a Brocher fellowship. This 1-month visiting fellowship at the Brocher Foundation (www.brocher.ch) all...