Challenging technology to serve the public good.
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
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice.
Hello World
Help us understand the challenges patients face opting out of voluntary uses of their data, or getting access to their records.
Artificial Intelligence
The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.
Artificial Intelligence
In the end, both Republicans and Democrats helped doom a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation after it cleared the House
Pixel Hunt
The lawmakers cite a Markup and CalMatters investigation that first revealed Covered California’s data practices in April.
Privacy
LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies
Pixel Hunt
Healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies like Google and LinkedIn
The BreakdownPixel Hunt
The Markup and CalMatters found multiple ways consumers can block the trackers quietly sending your data to tech companies, including those used on state-run health exchange websites.
Artificial Intelligence
House Republicans advanced a 10-year moratorium on state AI rules. California would be especially hard hit
Impact
The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California’s state health insurance exchange.
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