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Regulating deepfakes
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Twitter slows competitor links
When you click a link on Twitter, you go through a Twitter shortlink…
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Oddly specific ad profiles
Advertising funds a big chunk of the web, but for advertisers to continue…
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Data warehouse at the supermarket
Grocery stores with loyalty programs collect data on what and when you buy…
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Slow internet for the same price as fast internet
When you pay for internet, it seems like a reasonable expectation that if…
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Where the data from your car flows
Jon Keegan and Alfred Ng, for The Markup, identified 37 companies that collect…
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Unregulated location data industry
For The Markup, continuing their reports on data privacy, Alfred Ng and Jon…
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Family safety app sells location data to third parties
Life360 is a service that lets families keep track of where members are…
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Your location for sale
Companies collect and aggregate location data from millions of people’s phones. Then that…
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Facebook feed comparison between groups
As part of their Citizen Browser project to inspect Facebook, The Markup shows…
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Blacklight, a tool to see how the websites you visit are tracking you
Companies are tracking what you do online. You know this. But it can…
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Protecting your mobile data and privacy while at a protest
Maddy Varner reporting for The Markup:
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Testing Gmail’s tab choices on presidential candidates’ emails
For many, Gmail automatically categorizes incoming emails to the primary inbox, promotions, and…