Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census

by Danah Boyd

384 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication September 24, 2026

About the author

Dr. Danah Boyd is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, a Research Assistant Professor in Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, and a Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Her research examines the intersection of technology, society, and youth culture. Currently, she's focused on research questions related to 'big data', privacy and publicity, youth meanness and cruelty, and human trafficking.