The Dataminer

by Robert Kull

The Dataminer tells the thrilling (and sometimes humorous) story of Falcon Martin, a brilliant young computer programmer and entrepreneur who discovers a dangerous secret inherent in the structure of the web. The discovery lands him in a battle between good and evil that has spanned many lifetimes. The Dataminer integrates easy to understand explanations of real world internet and privacy technology with a frightening story of the lust for power.

188 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2012

Reviews

[Bryan Cacciatore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even for someone already deep into the computer engineering industry, there is a lot of information to be had from this book. There are many ways to do a techno-thriller wrong, and one of the major ways is to focus more on the heavy technical side of things and less on the story. The Dataminer did things the right way by having the technical side of things part of the story by having a knowledgeable character explaining it to another character that doesn't know as much. The way it was written makes the information less preachy or like a technical manual and more informative as characters in the story are interacting. The plot and the action still came first with the 'techno' part of the thriller just being the catalyst and not the story itself. Very well written. About 50% through the book you now know who all the characters are and their relationships, but you still can't stop reading to see what will happen when certain characters interact.

The Dataminer is just a very well written book, the only things I didn't like was the spiritual/religious aspect and how short it was. This book could have been another 400 pages and I would not have batted an eye and still would not have been able to put it down! A great read for anyone that uses the internet and thinks they have any level of privacy...

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

What if all of your internet activity were cataloged and the information stored and accumulated over the course of many months, years, or even your entire lifetime? Would you feel comfortable knowing your entire browsing history was being saved, searched, and analyzed? Would you mind if all of your internet activity was collected, bought and sold for marketing purposes? What would happen if a rogue actor obtained the information for some other purpose? A much darker purpose? The Dataminer explores these issues in a thrilling work of science fiction. Available on Kindle and in Paperback.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

What if all of your internet activity were cataloged and the information stored and accumulated over the course of many months, years, or even your entire lifetime? Would you feel comfortable knowing your entire browsing history was being saved, searched, and analyzed? Would you mind if all of your internet activity was collected, bought and sold for marketing purposes? What would happen if a rogue actor obtained the information for some other purpose? A much darker purpose? The Dataminer explores these concepts in a thrilling work of science fiction.

[Charly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book. After reading the first chapter, I was hooked. I kept asking myself "Could this actually happen?" Sometimes it takes good fiction to wake you up to threats that actually exist today. Since reading "The Dataminer," it seems that everywhere I look I see another article about Internet security and the "mining" of our personal data. Robert Kull's novel ends up warning us at the same time it entertains. I also liked the characters, especially Falcon - the "techie" entrepreneur. No stereotypical geek, Falcon rocks!

[Jackton Jackton · Rating 5 out of 5]

fine for the smart geeks