Article Archive - The Markup

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Data Is Plural

Orphan Drugs, LGBTQI+ Elected Officials, Tornadoes ... and More

This week's roundup of notable data

May 11, 2022 13:00 ET

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The Breakdown

Gas Prices Are High—Does the Popular App Upside Save Money?

Turns out, it depends on who you are

May 4, 2022 08:00 ET

Show Your WorkPixel Hunt

How We Built a Meta Pixel Inspector

The first large-scale, crowdsourced study that monitors how Meta tracks people across the internet

April 28, 2022 08:00 ET

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Pixel Hunt

Applied for Student Aid Online? Facebook Saw You

The FAFSA form included code that sent personal information back to Facebook

April 28, 2022 08:00 ET

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The BreakdownStill Loading

Why Is My Internet So Slow?

Small tubes good, big tubes better

April 12, 2022 08:00 ET

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Working for an Algorithm

More Than 50 U.S. Gig Workers Murdered on the Job in Five Years

New report lists Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, and Grubhub worker victims, and the tally is likely even higher

April 6, 2022 11:00 ET

Privacy

Following Markup Investigation, U.S. Regulators Questioned Life360’s Data Practices

The family safety company was approached by regulators about its data sales

April 1, 2022 10:00 ET

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The BreakdownRemote Justice

Can Chatrooms Replace Courtrooms?

Online dispute resolution systems have many problems, but supporters believe they are better than costly, slow courts

March 30, 2022 08:00 ET

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Privacy

Lawsuit Highlights How Little Control Brokers Have Over Location Data

The case suggests this loosely regulated industry can’t deliver on its promises of privacy

March 21, 2022 08:00 ET

Remote Justice

Payday Lenders Are Big Winners in Utah’s Chatroom Justice Program

The state’s new online system for small claims cases was meant to help residents; instead they suffered

March 16, 2022 08:00 ET

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