Privacy
MyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy
My journey included a notary, a hospital that won’t honor its own policies and employees that gave me wrong information.
Ryan Tate
Deputy Editor • he/him
Ryan Tate has been writing and editing technology stories for more than 15 years. He was previously at The Intercept, where as deputy and technology editor he led lengthy investigations into companies like Facebook, Google, and TikTok and into surveillance by the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and authorities in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.
Before that, he wrote about the use and abuse of corporate power in the tech sector at Wired and Gawker.
(Photograph by Noah Berger.)
Privacy
World’s largest health appointment platform dumps its web trackers after Markup investigation
Doctoralia said it was removing trackers that communicated with social media companies out of an abundance of caution
Privacy
Who’s buying your personal data: Disney, GM, your insurer and bank. Here’s what they get
Consumers asked a major data broker for their files. What they got back shows interest in how fat they are, how much they drink, and how likely they are to get a mammogram, among many other characteristics.
Pixel Hunt
How TikTok and Google ended up with information about doctors’ appointments around the world
Doctoralia sent information about specialists and appointment dates to social media companies.
News
Defense tech has unleashed a new weapons boom in Southern California
An analysis of defense contracts charts the rise of defense spending — often in heavily Democratic districts
Privacy
Brazil gives parents social media controls for their kids. Should the US?
California is leading on kids’ data privacy in the U.S. but still lags internationally.
Artificial Intelligence
Kaiser Permanente nurses say technology is making their jobs — and patient care — worse
Call center nurses at the health giant said workplace surveillance tools and AI prioritize speed and cost savings over quality and safety.
Hello World
Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works
A new state tool lets you tell data brokers to stop tracking you. Will they comply? Help us investigate.
Privacy
It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Markup investigation
The Markup and CalMatters showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
Privacy
Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California law, researchers say.
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