The BreakdownPrivacy
How Private Is My VPN?
VPNs promise privacy, but The Markup found their apps and websites full of trackers
Challenging technology to serve the public good.
The BreakdownPrivacy
VPNs promise privacy, but The Markup found their apps and websites full of trackers
The BreakdownPrivacy
The internet’s original data collection tool is still ubiquitous, even as the web moves away from it
Privacy
One school using the software saw that a student’s face was captured more than 1,000 times during the week
The BreakdownPrivacy
The U.S. Census Bureau is undertaking a privacy overhaul. It’s not going well
Privacy
Researchers say hundreds of preinstalled apps can access a log found on Android devices where sensitive contact tracing information is stored
Privacy
The Markup found industry fingerprints on at least five bills around the country—weak laws, experts say, that are designed to preempt stronger protections
Privacy
Data brokers’ millions of dollars in lobbying spending in 2020 rivaled that of some Big Tech firms
Privacy
Let’s just say it leaves a lot to be desired
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