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Can Schools Police What Students Say on Social Media?
The answer may hinge on a case now before the Supreme Court
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Will New Privacy Changes Protect Census Data or Make Things Worse?
The U.S. Census Bureau is undertaking a privacy overhaul. It’s not going well
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The Tech Industry Is Abuzz About the PRO Act. What Is It?
The federal bill seeks to make it easier for gig workers to join unions. Tech companies are not on board
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What’s Up with the Apple App Store’s PrivacyChanges?
The upcoming policy shift isn’t an end to data tracking, but experts say it’s a strong start
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Can Auditing Eliminate Bias fromAlgorithms?
A growing industry wants to scrutinize the algorithms that govern our lives—but it needs teeth
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How Private Is My Pay App?
The pandemic has more people using apps like Venmo and PayPal. But not all pay apps treat data privacy equally
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Why Can’t I Fix My Own Phone, Toaster, or Tractor?
Manufacturers in a broad range of industries have a monopoly on who repairs machines—and when devices are deemedunfixable
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Is Your Favorite Podcast Tracking You?
Podcast listening is hard to track, but that doesn’t mean advertisers aren’t trying
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I Scanned My Favorite Social Media Site on Blacklight and It Came Up Pretty Clean. What’s Going On?
Ain't no tracking like first-party tracking ’cause first-party tracking don’t stop
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Which Face Masks Actually Work AgainstCOVID-19?
Lots of products advertise protective qualities but not all of them are backed by science
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