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The Markup and CalMatters showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
Original investigation: We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online
Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California law, researchers say.
Bill addresses an issue investigated by The Markup last year.
Our journalism has driven real-world change—from changes in government policy to the removal of tracking technology.
A congressional investigation estimates broker breaches have cost consumers $20 billion in identity theft. Major brokers now promise to make it easier to opt out of their databases.
New York mayor says terminating the ‘unusable’ bot will help close a budget gap
Original Investigation: NYC’s AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law
The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, citing the Dating App Reporting Project, argues that dating apps could kick off serial rapists, but don’t.
Original Investigation: Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps
Our investigations use data-driven journalism and our own engineering expertise to reveal the hidden impacts of how tech is used.
Dancers say their craft can’t be duplicated by AI. Our tests show they’re right — for now.
Show your work: How we tested and evaluated AI-generated dance videos
LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies
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None of the videos produced by the leading AI platforms showed the actual dances we requested.
Related: Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance
The Markup and CalMatters found multiple ways consumers can block the trackers quietly sending your data to tech companies, including those used on state-run health exchange websites.
Related: How California sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn
Simple steps to take before hitting the streets
Related: Car Tracking Can Enable Domestic Abuse. Turning It Off Is Easier Said Than Done
Our tools hold institutions accountable for the way they use technology, pulling back the curtain so readers can see for themselves how technology affects them.
Partnerships more than doubled during the first months of Trump's current term under a program known as 287(g)
Inspect batches of websites for user-tracking tech with our new open-source command-line tool
Related: Announcing Three New Features for the Blacklight Privacy Inspector
