What is Causing the Worrisome Increase in Ransomware Post date November 1, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In cybercrime, cybersecurity, good-company, healthcare, online-security, ransomware, ransomware-on-the-rise, the-markup
We Ought to Get Better at Recognizing Dark Patterns Post date October 25, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In cro, dark-patterns, dark-patterns-mislead-consumer, forms, hackernoon-top-story, the-markup, ux, ux design
“Racism and vigilantism are pervasive on safety platforms” Post date October 11, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In algorithms, application, mobile, nextdoor, snoop-dog, society, technology, trends-in-society
Uber and Lyft Drivers are Increasingly Victims of Carjacking Post date October 11, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In algorithms, carjacking, hackernoon-top-story, irresponsible-company, lyft, security, trends-in-society, uber
Big Tech Vs. Big Government: The Choice is Pretty Bleak Post date October 8, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In big-tech, big-tech-and-startups, government, hackernoon-top-story, law, power-wars-in-america, technology, the-markup
The Concerning Results of Investigation Into Google’s YouTube Ad Placement Blocklist Post date October 7, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In Google, google-ads-api, google-social-justice, social-justice, the-markup, YouTube, youtube-ad-placement-blocklist, youtube-ads
Who are the Data Brokers Spending Big Bucks to Lobby Congress Post date October 2, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In data-broker-industry-lobbying, data-brokers, data-privacy, good-company, lobbying, oracle, privacy, themarkup
What Happens When you Try to Opt Out of Personalized Ads Post date September 30, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In cookies, marketing, opt-out-of-cookies, opt-out-of-personalized-ads, personalized-ads, privacy, targeted-advertisement, the-markup
Testing the Perfornace and Privacy Settings of COVID-19 Vaccine Websites Post date September 25, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In ad-trackers, cookies, covid-19, covid-vaccine, data-privacy, performance, privacy, the-markup
Algorithmic Auditing: Can We Actually Eliminate Algorithm Bias Post date September 23, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In algorithmic-auditing, algorithmic-bias, algorithms, hirevue, machine-learning, machine-learning-algorithms, orcaa, the-markup
Hey Google, Show me Non-Discriminatory Job Ads Post date September 18, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In discrimination, gender-discrimination, gender-discrimination-job-ads, Google, Google Ads, lgbtq, nonbinary, the-markup
Is the Data We Share with Pay Apps Private at all Post date September 16, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In data-privacy, online payments, online-privacy, pay-apps, payment-app-security, paypal, privacy, the-markup
Why are so Many Opposing the Right-to-Repair Laws Post date September 11, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In apple, good-company, john-deere, macbook-repairs, right-to-repair, right-to-repair-movement, the-markup, what-is-right-to-repair
How Much Exactly are Podcasts Able to Track us Post date September 4, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In advertising, are-podcasts-tracking-you, online-privacy, personalized-ads, podcast, privacy, the-markup, third-party-tracking
How Tenant Screening Companies Can Use Your Speeding Ticket Against You Post date September 1, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In data-brokers, data-privacy, denied-housing, good-company, tenant-screening, tenants-screening-reports, the-markup, zombie-data
How We Pay For Free Websites With Our Privacy Post date August 23, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In adtech, internet-privacy, invasion-of-privacy, privacy, the-markup, third-party-cookies, third-party-trackers, web-security
How Geofence Warrants Are Affecting The Legal System Post date August 23, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In big-tech-companies, data-privacy, geofence-warrants, geofencing, online-privacy, reverse-location-warrants, the-markup, what-are-geofence-warrants
What Analyzing Google Search Results Revealed About Google Post date August 3, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In Google, Google Ads, google-search, search-engine, search-engine-ranking, search-engines, seo, the-markup
How Banned Items Were Sold on Amazon via 3rd Parties Post date July 24, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In amazon, amazon-restrictions, amazon-sellers, ecommerce, ecommerce-industry, ecommerce-marketplace, jeff-bezos, selling-on-amazon
The Biases in Fitness Trackers Post date July 22, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In applewatch, can-i-trust-fitbit, fitbit, fitness, fitness-apps, fitness-trackers, metrics, smart-watch
The Truth About Less Biased Data-Informed Predictive Policing Post date June 24, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In data, data-science, mathematics, police, predictive-policing, predpol, the-markup, usa
How To Make Millions With Unemployment Sites That Don’t Work Post date June 21, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In hackernoon-top-story, investigation, job-search, Jobs, pandemic, scam, the-markup, unemployment
What To Do if The Bank Mistakenly Reported You as Deceased Post date June 21, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In Automation, banking, banks, finance-and-banking, hackernoon-top-story, investigation, the-markup, usa
The Way Automated Background Checks Can Freeze Out Renters Post date June 21, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In access-denied, algorithms, denied-housing, hackernoon-top-story, investigation, tenant-screening, the-markup, usa
What To Do if Denied Housing or Apartment Due to Inaccurate Background Report Post date June 21, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In algorithms, Automation, denied-housing, investigation, rental-business, tenant-screening, the-markup, usa
Already Struggling with School? The Pandemic Made it Worse. Post date June 21, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In educational-disparities, hackernoon-top-story, online-education, pandemic, remote-learning, teaching, the-markup, usa
Can You Speak The Google Language, Please? Post date June 19, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In Alphabet, antitrust, faagm, Google, google-search, search-engine, tech-giants, the-markup
Tech Titans Hammered By Congress At Antitrust Hearing Post date June 19, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In amazon, antitrust, faagm, government, monopoly, tech-giants, the-markup, usa
There’s Something Wrong With Google Search Results Post date June 19, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In faagm, Google, google-search, hackernoon-top-story, monopoly, tech-giants, the-markup, usa
The Markup Investigation: Congressman Says that Google engineered a “Walled Garden” Post date June 18, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In Alphabet, faagm, Google, government, search-engine, sundar-pichai, the-markup, usa
New Report Finds That Facebook Still Runs Discriminatory Ads Post date June 18, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In advertising, algorithms, faagm, facebook, News, online-marketing, the-markup, usa
Tell Me Your Secrets: How Many Workers Review Posts on Amazon? Post date June 15, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In amazon, content-moderation, faagm, fake-reviews, marketplace, online-shopping, shopping, the-markup
Identifying Fake Reviews On Amazon Post date June 8, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In amazon, customer-experience, ecommerce, faagm, fake-reviews, hackernoon-top-story, online-shopping, the-markup
Pitfalls Of Court Hearings On Zoom Post date June 7, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In hackernoon-top-story, justice, law, privacy, the-markup, usa, video-streaming, zoom
If You’re Ready To Protest Your Phone Should Be Ready Too Post date June 7, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In iphone, police, privacy, protests, security, surveillance, the-markup, tutorial
What Was Different About The 2020 Census And Its Challenges Post date June 7, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In census-2020, digital-challenges, government, pandemic, Research, security, the-markup, usa
Can You Tell What Products On This List Are Prohibited On Amazon? Post date June 7, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In advertising, algorithms, amazon, faagm, jeff-bezos, marketplace, online-shopping, the-markup
What Is “Suckers List” And Why Texas Drivers Sued Its Creator Post date June 6, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In allstate, allstate's-algorithm, analysis, investigation, lawsuit, texas, the-markup, usa
Don’t Fall For These Ads With Misinformation Even Though Facebook Approves Them Post date May 25, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In 5g, advertising, conspiracy-theories, covid-19, faagm, facebook, mark-zuckerberg, pandemic
Why Are Prices On Amazon So Insanely Volatile? Post date May 23, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In amazon, ecommerce, fraud, fraud-protection, hackernoon-top-story, jeff-bezos, pricing, the-markup
How Pandemic Testing Protocols Vary Across The USA Post date May 18, 2021 Post author By The Markup Post categories In Analytics, covid-19, data-analysis, dataset, healthcare, pandemic, the-markup, usa