Amazon’s Advantage
Amazon Ranks Its Own Products First, FTC Lawsuit Says
Antitrust complaint comes two years after a Markup investigation reached the same conclusion about Amazon search results
Impact
Pixel Hunt
FTC Warns Tax Prep Companies Against Invasive Online Tracking
Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation
Pixel Hunt
Congressional Report Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data
The investigation was opened in response to work published last year by The Markup
Pixel Hunt
Need to Get Plan B or an HIV Test Online? Facebook May Know About It
Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms, according to an investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News
Pixel Hunt
Suicide Hotlines Promise Anonymity. Dozens of Their Websites Send Sensitive Data to Facebook
The Markup found many sites tied to the national mental health crisis hotline transmitted information on visitors through the Meta Pixel
Privacy
Life360 Sued for Selling Location Data
A proposed class-action lawsuit cites Markup reporting and claims the family-tracking app did not get user consent to sell location data
Blacklight
10 Million Blacklight Scans Later, Here’s What You Found
Our tool has been used to protect the privacy of medical patients, children, and numerous readers
Organ Failure
HHS Plans Breakup of Organ Transplant Monopoly
The move would disrupt the influence of contractor UNOS, whose control of organ sharing has been nearly all-encompassing for decades
Pixel Hunt
Senators Launch Inquiry into Telehealth Companies for Tracking and Monetizing Personal Data
The bipartisan group sent letters to three companies requesting more information about data sharing, citing an investigation from The Markup and STAT
Pixel Hunt
Members of Congress Call for IRS to Investigate Tax Companies Sharing Data with Facebook
The Markup revealed the companies’ practices last year
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