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Prediction: Bias
Millions of crime predictions left on an unsecured server show PredPol mostly avoided Whiter neighborhoods, targeted Black and Latino neighborhoods
Show Your WorkPrediction: Bias
A trove of unsecured data allowed the first-ever independent analysis of actual crime predictions across the U.S. by the self-described software leader, PredPol
Amazon’s Advantage
A browser extension that reveals Amazon brand and exclusive products while you shop on the site
Citizen Browser
Facebook insists that mainstream news sites perform the best on its platform. But by other measures, sensationalist, partisan content reigns
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Show Your WorkCitizen Browser
We found that Facebook's popularity metric obscures how well ultra-conservative content does on the platform
Working for an Algorithm
Over the past two-and-a-half months, there have been nearly 50 reported carjackings of ride-hail drivers, who say the companies have done little to warn of the threat
Locked Out
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advised screening agencies to stop error-prone practice
Privacy
California requires law enforcement to report the controversial warrants to a state database—but The Markup found massive discrepancies in how they’re reported
News
CEO Mark Zuckerberg had repeatedly promised to stop recommending political groups to users to squelch the spread of misinformation