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 …
How Privacy and Disinformation Are Related
Hello, friends, Thank you so much to those of you who filled out last week’s survey. (And for those of …
We Want Your Feedback
Hello, friends, If you’re like me, you’ve probably noticed that it’s weird to give presentations on Zoom because you can’t …
A Racial Reckoning for Tech
Hello, friends, When I first started covering the tech industry, in 1996, as a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, …
The Failures of Automated Content Moderation
Hello, friends, This week we reported the unsurprising—but somehow still shocking—news that Facebook continues to push anti-vax groups in its …
Can Differential Privacy Save the Census?
Hello, friends, In today’s world, anonymity is increasingly rare. Public places where we used to be anonymous—walking down the street, …
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