Privacy
Federal Trade Commission Sanctions Location Data Broker X-Mode
The company is prohibited from selling sensitive location data and is ordered to put consumer privacy protections in place
Impact
Machine Learning
We’re Not Living a “Predicted” Life: Student Perspectives on Wisconsin’s Dropout Algorithm
Wisconsin took down its dropout predictions after a Markup investigation. Here’s what two students we featured have to say
Privacy
Kroger Sued for Sharing Sensitive Health Data With Meta
Two proposed federal class action lawsuits, filed in the wake of a Markup investigation, accuse the grocer of disclosing private data through its online store and pharmacy
Pixel Hunt
Facebook Watches Teens Online As They Prep for College
An investigation by The Markup found Meta’s pixel tracking students from kindergarten to college
Still Loading
FCC Approves Rules to Prevent ‘Digital Discrimination’
Congress tasked the FCC with closing the digital divide. Here’s what the agency’s doing
Hello World
Three Class Action Lawsuits Follow Markup Pixel Investigations
Our investigative series on Facebook trackers continues to have impact
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
Hello World
Dropout Risk System Under Scrutiny After The Markup Report
The Center for Democracy & Technology makes a case for civil rights protections
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
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