Blacklight – The Markup
Sep 22, 2020 · Who is peeking over your shoulder while you work, watch videos, learn, explore, and shop on the internet? Enter the address of any website, and Blacklight will scan it and reveal the specific user-tracking technologies on the site—and who’s getting your data. You may be surprised at what you learn. Hey researchers!
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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. Related: How to Sign Up for Local Emergency Alerts Before Natural Disasters Strike.
The Future of Border Patrol: AI Is Always Watching
Mar 22, 2024 · Since at least 2019, DHS has been gradually and increasingly integrating AI and other advanced machine learning into its operations, including border security, cybersecurity, threat detection, and disaster response, according to the department’s AI Inventory.Some specific uses include image generation and detection, geospatial imagery, identity verification, border trade tracking, biometrics ...
Monique O. Madan – The Markup
Monique investigates tech at the intersection of criminal justice, social justice, government accountability and immigration. Before joining The Markup, she was a national investigative reporter at USA Today, where she helped uncover how the federal government is funding a cheap, noxious piping fix that’s sickening people nationwide. In 2021, she led a team that revealed how a Florida ...
NYC’s AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law
Mar 29, 2024 · In October 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that an AI-powered chatbot would help New York business owners navigate the government. Months later, that chatbot is telling businesses to break the law. NYC Mayor’s Office. Welcome to The Markup, where we use investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to ...
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CalMatters Strengthens Technology Reporting Capabilities with ...
Apr 18, 2024 · SACRAMENTO, Calif., APRIL 18, 2024 – CalMatters, the nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom that explains California politics and policy, today announced it is acquiring The Markup. The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom challenging technology to serve the public good, bolsters CalMatters’ reporting at a time when the entire world is watching AI developments and tech regulation coming out of California.
My Boss Wants Me to Use My Fingerprint to Clock In. Is That Legal?
Mar 17, 2020 · With the global o utbreak of COVID-19, your personal health could be at risk when using frequently touched screens and fingerprint scanners.The Centers for Disease Control says that coronavirus can remain on surfaces for hours, so screens and scanners should be regularly disinfected with cleaning spray or wipes. And you should wash your hands for 20 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer ...
Pixel Hunt - The Markup
Jul 26, 2024 · Pixel Hunt. Cerebral to Pay $7 Million Fine and Limit Health Data Use for Ads Under Federal Order Telehealth company Cerebral will pay a $7 million fine and limit the consumer health data it uses for advertising purposes under a new FTC order
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