Privacy
Touring a Rental? A Face Scan May Be Required
With the rise of self-guided tours, many companies are requiring facial recognition to see a property
Challenging technology to serve the public good.
Maria Puertas was The Markup’s social media manager, executing the day-to-day promotion of our reporting and investigations. She left The Markup in June 2024.
Prior to The Markup, Maria worked at the American Civil Liberties Union, where she drove strategy on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Before that, she worked in various roles for digital agencies and political campaigns.
Maria is interested in how individuals navigate and develop online communities, a topic she has researched and is continuing to observe here at The Markup.
Privacy
With the rise of self-guided tours, many companies are requiring facial recognition to see a property
Hello World
Web blockers are having all sorts of unintended consequences for students
Digital Book Banning
The Trevor Project? Blocked. Planned Parenthood? Blocked. NASA? BLOCKED
Show Your WorkDigital Book Banning
We requested records from 26 districts in 11 states. Ten turned us down on cybersecurity grounds.
Digital Book Banning
Virtually every public school filters the web, and blocked websites create a paper trail
Digital Book Banning
Their schools block information about The Trevor Project, abortion, microplastics, and more
Hello World
Rather than security robots or gun detectors, officials could invest in tech that deters someone from jumping or being pushed into the tracks
LevelUp
We coded retroactively and it damn near wrecked us
News
Mayor Eric Adams said the city is working to fix the problems, and the site now advises visitors to “not use its responses as legal or professional advice”
Hello World
An eclectic mix of books, podcasts, records, and games that The Markup staff has found fascinating this month
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