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FTC Warns Tax Prep Companies Against Invasive Online Tracking
Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation
Big Tech Is Watching You. We’re Watching Big Tech.
Colin Lecher is a reporter based in New York. His work on technology and society has received honors from the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Deadline Club, the Radio Television Digital News Association, and more.
Before joining The Markup, he was a senior reporter with The Verge. There, he reported on issues like automated cuts to healthcare, access to phone services in prisons, and the online gun market.
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Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation
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