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Religion and Law, Cities’ COVID-19 Responses, Data Governance … and More
This week's roundup of notable data
The Online Tracking Company That Knows Your Name
A conversation with Gunes Acar
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Apple Privacy Push, Euro Bills, and India Debate
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Facebook Promised to Remove “Sensitive” Ads. Here’s What It Left Behind
Facebook pledged to remove race, health conditions, and political affiliation from ad-targeting options, but The Markup found advertisers can still easily target the same people
Pixel Hunt
Lawmakers Question Education Department About Facebook Student Aid Tracking After Markup Investigation
Two Republican lawmakers said the department “has failed to protect the privacy of individuals seeking to further their education”
Data Is Plural
Orphan Drugs, LGBTQI+ Elected Officials, Tornadoes … and More
This week's roundup of notable data
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Gas Prices Are High—Does the Popular App Upside Save Money?
Turns out, it depends on who you are
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How We Built a Meta Pixel Inspector
The first large-scale, crowdsourced study that monitors how Meta tracks people across the internet