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Pixel Hunt

FTC Warns Tax Prep Companies Against Invasive Online Tracking

Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation

September 19, 2023 13:13 ET

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Pixel Hunt

Help Us Investigate Surveillance Marketing Using Facebook Data

Surveillance marketers are upping their game. Instead of relying on tracking pixels, companies are now sending tracking data directly to one another

August 2, 2023 08:00 ET

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The Markup Wins National Press Club Award

Our investigative series into trackers from Facebook, Google won for its service to the public

July 26, 2023 11:30 ET

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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

July 12, 2023 05:00 ET

A digital illustration in bright copic marker and pencil shows a repetitive dollar-sign motif with two solid circles overlapping in the center of the image. Where they overlap, there is a binary-code pattern of zeroes and 1s, which represents information shared digitally. Two hands reach out of the digital space. The hand on the left holds a bag of over-the-counter products. The hand on the right holds a smartphone with an app open, showing sponsored advertisements for the same products in the bag to the left.

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

June 30, 2023 08:00 ET

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The Markup Wins Digiday Media Award

Our investigation into hospitals sending sensitive information to Facebook won “Best Story”

June 20, 2023 16:32 ET

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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

June 13, 2023 06:00 ET

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The Markup Wins Four SABEW Awards for Business Journalism

We were also awarded two honorable mentions

March 10, 2023 13:45 ET

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The Markup Honored by AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism

Our investigation into hospitals sending sensitive information to Facebook won third place

February 22, 2023 11:53 ET

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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

February 7, 2023 11:02 ET