Challenging technology to serve the public good.
Millions of Meta’s invisible pixels are embedded on websites across the internet. The Markup is investigating exactly what those pixels track about the public.
Pixel Hunt
Citing multiple Markup investigations, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia asked Meta to detail how it collects, filters, and safeguards sensitive information
Pixel Hunt
After a Markup investigation in June, 28 hospitals removed the Meta Pixel or blocked it from sending patient information to Facebook
Pixel Hunt
Personal information from reviewers was also exposed until The Markup’s inquiry
Pixel Hunt
When parents scheduled an appointment for their children on the Nemours page, Facebook received that information
Pixel Hunt
Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information
Pixel Hunt
The social media giant gathers data from crisis pregnancy centers through a tracking tool that works whether or not a person is logged in to their Facebook account
Pixel Hunt
Two Republican lawmakers said the department “has failed to protect the privacy of individuals seeking to further their education”
Pixel Hunt
The FAFSA form included code that sent personal information back to Facebook
Show Your WorkPixel Hunt
The first large-scale, crowdsourced study that monitors how Meta tracks people across the internet
Pixel Hunt
The full extent of how Facebook tracks people on the web is not understood—but you can help uncover what data the tech giant is gathering about you
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