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Jill Lepore tells the story of Simulmatics, the US data company that paved the way for Facebook, Google and Cambridge Analytica. Abridged by Eileen Horne. Read by Laurel Lefkow.

Jill Lepore uncovers the history of Simulmatics, the forgotten US data company that paved the way for Facebook, Amazon and Cambridge Analytica.

Jill Lepore is Professor of American History at Harvard University. A staff writer at The New Yorker and host of podcast The Last Archive, she is an award-winning writer of books on diverse topics, from American democracy to Wonder Woman.

Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Laurel Lefkow
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

14 minutes

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Tue 12 Jan 2021 00:30
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