In the early 1970s, Julie Inman Grant’s mother, Glenda, worked for the City of Seattle. One of her colleagues there was Ted Bundy, who worked for the Crime Prevention Advisory Commission, and went on to become one of America’s most notorious serial killers . Inman Grant mentions this story as a way of explaining her interest in aberrant behavior, but it’s not inapt. Bundy evaded capture for so long because he was very familiar with the techniques law enforcement used. Inman Grant is using what she learned as a tech-sector executive to thwart tech companies from commandeering too much attention and data from young people.

The 57-year-old Seattle-born, naturalized Australian citizen is an unlikely pioneer in the quest to reckon with the increasing influence technology companies have over a

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