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Online Abortion Pill Provider Hey Jane Used Tracking Tools That Sent Visitor Data to Meta, Google, and Others
Personal information from reviewers was also exposed until The Markup’s inquiry
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State Abortion Laws, Automated Driving Crashes, and Bay Area Rents
This week’s roundup of notable data
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Police Are Looking to Algorithms to Predict Domestic Violence
But will they be effective or reinforce bias-based practices?
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Meet SmartLINK, the App Tracking Nearly a Quarter Million Immigrants
Officials say the phone-based app is not meant to conduct “surveillance”—and a quick test didn’t raise red flags. But immigrants and advocates aren’t convinced
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Monkeypox, Ukraine Air Raid Alerts, and Inclusive Crossword Names
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Tech Giants Make Headway on Gig Worker Classification
Georgia and Alabama laws say gig workers won’t be considered employees
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This Children’s Hospital Network Was Giving Kids’ Information to Facebook
When parents scheduled an appointment for their children on the Nemours page, Facebook received that information
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Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from Hospital Websites
Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information