Show Your WorkGoogle the Giant

How We Examined Gmail's Treatment of Political Emails

We conducted an experiment with a new email address to try to figure out how Gmail's sorting algorithm worked without user input

The Breakdown

Who Am I Buying from When I Shop Online?

America’s biggest stores are becoming third-party marketplaces

The Breakdown

I Bought a DNA Testing Kit. What Am I Giving Away?

Oh, the places your DNA will go!

A Letter from the President

We put your privacy first

Show Your WorkAllstate’s Algorithm

How We Analyzed Allstate’s Car Insurance Algorithm 

By parsing a rare document containing fine details of the company’s auto insurance pricing, we found stark differences in how high proposed price hikes were allowed to rise

Allstate’s Algorithm

Suckers List: How Allstate's Secret Auto Insurance Algorithm Squeezes Big Spenders

Insurers are supposed to price based on risk, but Allstate’s algorithm put a thumb on the scale