Pixel Hunt
Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook
More than 200 national and regional lenders share sensitive user data with Facebook. Experts say it might be illegal
Challenging technology to serve the public good.
Gabriel Hongsdusit is the visual designer at The Markup. Previously, he was the design and visuals editor at Reveal, where he was responsible for the overall design and visual direction of the newsroom, which included illustrations, editorial design, product design, photo editing, and data graphics. Before that, he was the design apprentice for the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Gabe graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and Mandarin Chinese. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Pixel Hunt
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