The BreakdownPrivacy
Is the Cookie Web Tracker Dying?
The internet’s original data collection tool is still ubiquitous, even as the web moves away from it
Colin Lecher
Investigative Reporter
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.
The Breakdown
Should Families’ Surveillance Cameras Be Allowed in Nursing Homes?
Several states have passed laws allowing the practice—but not without controversy
The Breakdown
Can Schools Police What Students Say on Social Media?
The answer may hinge on a case now before the Supreme Court
Machine Learning
NYC’s School Algorithms Cement Segregation. This Data Shows How
New numbers show how many students are locked out by the system
Show Your Work
How We Investigated NYC High School Admissions
New York City schools’ extensive use of screens to choose students is cementing segregation
Blacklight
Nevada Lawmakers Introduce Privacy Legislation After Markup Investigation into Vaccine Websites
Law would expand consumer privacy laws to sites running public awareness campaigns
Citizen Browser
How Big Pharma Finds Sick Users on Facebook
We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy
Blacklight
We Ran Tests on Every State’s COVID-19 Vaccine Website
The results, measuring accessibility and privacy protections, were not always great
Citizen Browser
Trump’s False Posts Were Treated with Kid Gloves by Facebook
Data from Citizen Browser shows how rare it is for a post to be called “false”—especially if you’re the president
Citizen Browser
Biden and Trump Voters Were Exposed to Radically Different Coverage of the Capitol Riot on Facebook
Data from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project shows the different realities Americans inhabited on Facebook last week
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