How Certain Algorithms to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
18th-century German forest management explains why government websites make you want to pull your hair out
Challenging technology to serve the public good.
18th-century German forest management explains why government websites make you want to pull your hair out
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Across the rural South, about 38% of Black households don’t have home internet, a higher percentage than White people in the same region and the national average
Hello World
Mirna El Helbawi’s eSIM campaign, in her own words
Machine Learning
Tips for students, gleaned from our investigation into data collection by colleges
Machine Learning
A Markup examination of a typical college shows how students are subject to a vast and growing array of watchful tech, including homework trackers, test-taking software, and even license plate readers
Privacy
Two proposed federal class action lawsuits, filed in the wake of a Markup investigation, accuse the grocer of disclosing private data through its online store and pharmacy
Pixel Hunt
An investigation by The Markup found Meta’s pixel tracking students from kindergarten to college
Hello World
A conversation with Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Languages of Misinformation
“I don't think the Vietnamese people in the U.S. get enough credible news. And I don't know how to help them get credible news, except that I do the best I can with my videos.”
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Congress tasked the FCC with closing the digital divide. Here’s what the agency’s doing
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