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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
Barton was born in [[Bromsgrove]] and was of [[Great Britain|British]] [[Africa]]n-[[Caribbean]] heritage. A scan of his [[DNA]] revealed that he was 93% [[human]], but 7% of unknown origin. | Barton was born in [[Bromsgrove]] and was of [[Great Britain|British]] [[Africa]]n-[[Caribbean]] heritage. A scan of his [[DNA]] revealed that he was 93% [[human]], but 7% of unknown origin. As a child, he lived on a [[council estate]] and his family couldn't afford to go abroad. He attended a local [[comprehensive]], where he was inpired by a computer science teacher. As one of the few non-white faces at his school, he struggled to fit in and often spent time in his bedroom with his computer. He began small, building a knowledge base with the aim of connecting people with data. | ||
Barton started VOR in [[1991]] after he developed a search algorithm for internal company networks. His software was used in a series of national and international networks that joined to become part of the [[World Wide Web]] and led to the boom of the dot com era. | === Founding VOR and work with MI6 === | ||
Barton started VOR in [[1991]] after he developed a search algorithm for internal company networks. His software was used in a series of national and international networks that joined to become part of the [[World Wide Web]] and led to the boom of the dot com era. His algorith, thus, became the biggest search engine on the [[Earth]]. | |||
He worked as an SIS informant from [[1992]] until his withdrawal in [[2012]]. During this period, he provided information of digital and technological developments in [[Far East]] countries, such as [[Japan]] and [[China]], with details of their intentions in the [[Western Market]]. He withdrew his cooperation from the intelligence service when he failed to turn up for scheduled meetings with his handler in [[New York]]. The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] suspected him of being a double or triple agent to unknown agencies. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | He worked as an SIS informant from [[1992]] until his withdrawal in [[2012]]. During this period, he provided information of digital and technological developments in [[Far East]] countries, such as [[Japan]] and [[China]], with details of their intentions in the [[Western Market]]. He withdrew his cooperation from the intelligence service when he failed to turn up for scheduled meetings with his handler in [[New York]]. The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] suspected him of being a double or triple agent to unknown agencies. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
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=== As CEO of VOR === | === As CEO of VOR === | ||
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By the late [[2010s]], Barton was CEO of VOR. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | By the late [[2010s]], Barton was CEO of VOR. He had his own collection of [[motorbike]]s, [[plane]]s - including his own passenger plane, and even owned a private [[airport]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 2 January 2020
Daniel Barton was the CEO of VOR and a former MI6 informant.
Biography
Early life
Barton was born in Bromsgrove and was of British African-Caribbean heritage. A scan of his DNA revealed that he was 93% human, but 7% of unknown origin. As a child, he lived on a council estate and his family couldn't afford to go abroad. He attended a local comprehensive, where he was inpired by a computer science teacher. As one of the few non-white faces at his school, he struggled to fit in and often spent time in his bedroom with his computer. He began small, building a knowledge base with the aim of connecting people with data.
Founding VOR and work with MI6
Barton started VOR in 1991 after he developed a search algorithm for internal company networks. His software was used in a series of national and international networks that joined to become part of the World Wide Web and led to the boom of the dot com era. His algorith, thus, became the biggest search engine on the Earth.
He worked as an SIS informant from 1992 until his withdrawal in 2012. During this period, he provided information of digital and technological developments in Far East countries, such as Japan and China, with details of their intentions in the Western Market. He withdrew his cooperation from the intelligence service when he failed to turn up for scheduled meetings with his handler in New York. The CIA suspected him of being a double or triple agent to unknown agencies. (TV: Spyfall)
As CEO of VOR
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By the late 2010s, Barton was CEO of VOR. He had his own collection of motorbikes, planes - including his own passenger plane, and even owned a private airport. (TV: Spyfall)
Appearance
The SIS intelligence report on him indicated that he was 6'2 in height, had hazel eyes, and black hair. (TV: Spyfall)
