Article Archive - The Markup

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Mark As Read

DuckDuckGo, Data Collection Innovation, and Right to Repair

Tech and privacy perspectives from around the globe

June 3, 2022 08:00 ET

Illustration of an open envelope, with arrows coming out from within. The arrows are pointing to various spreadsheets. Behind the spreadsheets are data visualizations, clouds and strings of numbers.

Data Is Plural

Guns and Schools, Wind and Solar Power, Olympic Accounting

This week’s roundup of notable data

June 1, 2022 13:00 ET

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“Borderless Data,” Big Tech Chooses Sides, and Privacy’s Slippery Slope

Tech and privacy perspectives from around the globe

May 27, 2022 08:00 ET

Illustration of a handshake, with the Capitol building in the background. To the left of the Capitol building there are dollar bills. To the right of the capitol building there are multiple fires, emojis, thumbs and location pins. The hand on the right has little buttons for Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Google on their wrist.

Privacy

Tech Industry Groups Are Watering Down Attempts at Privacy Regulation, One State at a Time

Coordinated industry lobbying is overwhelming the scattered efforts of consumer groups and privacy-minded lawmakers

May 26, 2022 08:00 ET

Data Is Plural

From Supercomputers to Art Garfunkel’s Library

This week's roundup of notable data

May 25, 2022 13:00 ET

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Techno-Globalism, Content Moderation, and Decentralization

Tech and privacy perspectives from around the globe

May 20, 2022 08:00 ET

Data Is Plural

Religion and Law, Cities' COVID-19 Responses, Data Governance ... and More

This week's roundup of notable data

May 18, 2022 13:00 ET

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Apple Privacy Push, Euro Bills, and India Debate

Tech and privacy perspectives from around the globe

May 13, 2022 08:00 ET

Citizen Browser

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

May 12, 2022 08:00 ET

Illustration of the back of a student's head looking at a laptop with a graduation cap on the screen. Various Facebook-like hands are grabbing information like credit cards, location pins and documents.

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”

May 11, 2022 15:30 ET

All Articles

DuckDuckGo, Data Collection Innovation, and Right to Repair

Guns and Schools, Wind and Solar Power, Olympic Accounting

“Borderless Data,” Big Tech Chooses Sides, and Privacy’s Slippery Slope

Tech Industry Groups Are Watering Down Attempts at Privacy Regulation, One State at a Time

From Supercomputers to Art Garfunkel’s Library

Techno-Globalism, Content Moderation, and Decentralization

Religion and Law, Cities' COVID-19 Responses, Data Governance ... and More

Apple Privacy Push, Euro Bills, and India Debate

Facebook Promised to Remove “Sensitive” Ads. Here’s What It Left Behind

Lawmakers Question Education Department About Facebook Student Aid Tracking After Markup Investigation