LevelUp

How to Run a Public Records Audit with a Team of Students

Templates and tips from our FOI audit while investigating Amazon Ring’s social media platform, Neighbors

January 24, 2024 08:00 ET

Gentle January

Get Your Personal Info Off the Internet

Services like DeleteMe can remove personal information held by data brokers

January 23, 2024 08:00 ET

Gentle January

Keep Your Kid’s Personal Info Off the Internet

Children start making digital footprints long before they can walk—but parents can help slow the process down

January 22, 2024 08:00 ET

Hello World

How to Use Sound and AI to Protect the Environment

A conversation with Bourhan Yassin

January 20, 2024 08:00 ET

Gentle January

Use Screen Time To Protect Your iPhone from Thieves

The iOS feature can keep your phone locked to your Apple ID

January 19, 2024 08:00 ET

Gentle January

Browse the Web in “Private” Mode

Obscure your identity by opening a special type of browser window

January 18, 2024 08:00 ET

Inside The Markup

The Markup Wins Philip Meyer Journalism Award

The award honors the best uses of social science research methods in journalism

January 17, 2024 14:58 ET

Gentle January

Ditch Google Maps

I found a strong alternative in Apple Maps

January 17, 2024 08:00 ET

Privacy

Each Facebook User is Monitored by Thousands of Companies

A new study looks at who is sending information about your online activity to Facebook

January 17, 2024 08:00 ET

Gentle January

Stop TikTok from Suggesting Your Account to Others

The “people you may know” may not be people you want looking at your social media profile

January 16, 2024 08:00 ET