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Investigating Racial Bias in Mortgage-Approval Algorithms
Hello, friends, Some of the most important problems in our society are not secret. But that does not mean they …

The Double-Edged Sword of Anti-Doxing Laws
Hello, friends, When I first started writing about tech and privacy issues back in 2010, some of my journalist colleagues …

Decrypting Apple’s Plan to Scan Photos on Your Phone
Hello, friends, Earlier this month Apple dropped a privacy bombshell. After years of touting its strong commitment to privacy, the …

Facebook vs. Independent Research
Hello, friends, This week Facebook took the aggressive step of disabling the Facebook accounts of independent researchers at New York …

Bringing the Citizen Browser Project to Germany
Hello, friends, Big Tech is global, but The Markup—which aims to be a Big Tech watchdog—is just a small nonprofit …

The Devastating Human Toll of the Gig Economy
Hello, friends, Imagine if you got assaulted on the job and your boss never called and your company stopped paying …

President Biden’s Executive Order on Big Tech
Hello, friends, Earlier this month, President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order aimed at enhancing competition, which White House …

Raising the Alarm (Again) on NSA Domestic Spying
Hello, friends, In 2013, speaking to the world on video from his hotel room in Hong Kong, whistleblower Edward Snowden …

Defending Freedom of Expression
Hello, friends, It is Independence Day weekend here in the United States. In the spirit of democracy, I want to …

The Markup Summer Reading List
Hello, friends, Summer is finally here after a long pandemic winter. Though the global pandemic is far from over, vaccines …
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