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How Private Is My VPN?

VPNs promise privacy, but The Markup found their apps and websites full of trackers

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How The Daily Wire Uses Facebook’s Targeted Advertising to Build Its Brand

The social media giant's powerful targeting tools appear to be part of Ben Shapiro’s success in growing his audience on the platform

Anti-Semitic Merchandise Persists on Pinterest, DespiteRestrictions

The Markup found dozens of pins containing hateful content, which raises fresh questions about the platform’s content moderationstrategy

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Uber Requires Nondisclosure Agreement Before Helping CarjackedDriver

“I would be signing all my rights away,” he said. “I would have no recourse.”

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Is the Cookie Web Tracker Dying?

The internet’s original data collection tool is still ubiquitous, even as the web moves away from it

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What Are the Pitfalls of Investing inCryptocurrency?

Volatile markets, no regulation, and a host of sketchy financial products make investing in cryptocurrency a little like playing the lottery

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Uber And Lyft Drivers Are Being Carjacked at Alarming Rates

The Markup confirmed 124 carjackings and attempted carjackings of ride-hail drivers across the country. Drivers say the companies are doing little to help

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Are “Buy Now, Pay Later” Retail Loans a Rip-off?

Companies like Afterpay and Klarna make money when you overspend, but not in the way you think

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What Is Congress’s Plan to Crack Down on Big Tech?

A group of bipartisan lawmakers hopes to pass antitrust legislation that takes aim at tech giants buying out competition and hoarding data

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Facebook Got Rid of Racial Ad Categories. Or Did It?

Our Citizen Browser project found an array of proxies through which advertisers can target Black Facebook users, among otherdemographics