Neighborhood Watch
How to Protect Your Packages—And Your Ethics
We investigated Ring for months. Here are the best privacy options for prospective and existing customers
All Articles
Neighborhood Watch
Accidental Spies: Amazon Ring Owners May Be Unknowingly Emailing Police
An investigation by The Markup found that Ring’s social platform funnels suspicions from residents in Whiter and wealthier areas of Los Angeles directly to police
Hello World
Living in a World of Cyber Threats and God Bots
Author and cybersecurity researcher Scott Shapiro talks about how to get by in a world where cyber exploitation is everywhere
Working for an Algorithm
What Happens When Nurses Are Hired Like Ubers
“You basically just hope that nothing goes wrong,” a nurse said about a shift with the app Clipboard
Prediction: Bias
Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes
A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that was right less than 1% of the time
Show Your WorkPrediction: Bias
How We Assessed the Accuracy of Predictive Policing Software
We found that Geolitica’s crime prediction algorithm had a success rate of less than 1% in Plainfield, New Jersey
Hello World
Three Class Action Lawsuits Follow Markup Pixel Investigations
Our investigative series on Facebook trackers continues to have impact
Amazon’s Advantage
Amazon Ranks Its Own Products First, FTC Lawsuit Says
Antitrust complaint comes two years after a Markup investigation reached the same conclusion about Amazon search results
Hello World
Dropout Risk System Under Scrutiny After The Markup Report
The Center for Democracy & Technology makes a case for civil rights protections
Pixel Hunt
FTC Warns Tax Prep Companies Against Invasive Online Tracking
Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation
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