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We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech

Healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies like Google and LinkedIn

Protect yourself: This is how you stop data trackers from sucking up your health data

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LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies

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This is how you stop data trackers from sucking up your health data

The Markup and CalMatters found multiple ways consumers can block the trackers quietly sending your data to tech companies, including those used on state-run health exchange websites.

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The NYC Algorithm Deciding Which Families Are Under Watch for Child Abuse

How a family’s neighborhood, age, and mental health might get their case a deeper look

Trump Is Creating a Deportation Army of Local Cops

The number of state and local ICE partnerships has spiked this year—especially in Florida

Tool: Here’s Every Local Police Agency Enforcing for ICE

Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps

The company behind more than a dozen dating apps, Match Group, has known for years about the abusive users on its platforms, but chooses to leave millions of people in the dark

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House bill targets loopholes that let car insurance companies charge more in Black neighborhoods

Bill reintroduction follows investigation by The Markup and Outlier Media that found insurers target Black neighborhoods for high rates

Original Investigation: Michigan’s “Fair and Reasonable” Reforms Allowed Car Insurers to Charge More in Black Neighborhoods

After Markup investigation, LinkedIn and Google face lawsuit alleging improper access to health data

The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California’s state health insurance exchange.

Original Investigation: How California sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn

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Bill Would Force V.A. to Overhaul Suicide Prevention Algorithm That Favors White Men

The legislation would require the agency to incorporate factors linked to elevated suicide risk among women veterans into its AI program

Original Investigation: V.A. Uses a Suicide Prevention Algorithm To Decide Who Gets Extra Help. It Favors White Men.

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How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (Updated 2024)

Simple steps to take before hitting the streets

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How Do I Protect My Privacy If I’m Seeking an Abortion?

A guide to keeping your plans private through every step of an abortion in any state, including Florida and South Dakota

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We Made an Emergency Alert Guide To Help Californians Navigate a Complicated Process. Here’s How To Do This In Any State

CalMatters and The Markup reported on how residents in each of California’s 58 counties can sign up for local emergency alerts, and found a few surprises along the way. Here’s how you can build the same guide in your state

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The Markup challenges technology to serve the public good.

This Just In

We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech

This is how you stop data trackers from sucking up your health data

Investigations

The NYC Algorithm Deciding Which Families Are Under Watch for Child Abuse

Trump Is Creating a Deportation Army of Local Cops

Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps

Impact

House bill targets loopholes that let car insurance companies charge more in Black neighborhoods

After Markup investigation, LinkedIn and Google face lawsuit alleging improper access to health data

Bill Would Force V.A. to Overhaul Suicide Prevention Algorithm That Favors White Men

Blueprints

How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (Updated 2024)

How Do I Protect My Privacy If I’m Seeking an Abortion?

We Made an Emergency Alert Guide To Help Californians Navigate a Complicated Process. Here’s How To Do This In Any State

Tools

Here’s Every Local Police Agency Enforcing for ICE

Launching Blacklight Query, a Tool to Scan Websites for Privacy at Scale

Inside The Markup

The Markup named Sigma Award finalist

Sisi Wei Recognized as a Freedom of the Press Rising Star in 2024 RCFP Awards

The Markup Wins ONA Awards for General Excellence and Community-Centered Journalism

The Markup’s “Clear and Beautiful” Reporting Wins Online Journalism Award