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https://themarkup.org 17-09-2018 20:25:20
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Algorithms aren’t new.
Faulty algorithms *especially* aren’t new.
From the 1700s to today, Aaron Sankin explains how institutions have been using predictions and failing communities in the process: themarkup.org/2023/12/07/how…
What would you do if you couldn’t pay a bill online, complete school work, or search Google because you had inadequate internet service?
This is the reality for Black folks in the rural South, where the digital divide is the greatest.
Here's my latest:
capitalbnews.org/broadband-inte…
'Students mention that their peers with undocumented family members are at risk if they have relatives in the car with them on campus. The automated license plate reader cameras can capture not only the license plate itself but the entire car and who is in it.' Tara GarciaMathewson
Learn about @mirna_elhelbawi’s #ConnectingGaza eSIM campaign in her own words: themarkup.org/hello-world/20…
The #ConnectingGaza campaign has been sending Palestinians eSIMs so they can remain in touch with loved ones.
Lam Thuy Vo spoke to its organizer @mirna_elhelbawi—watch a clip from their interview in our latest newsletter: themarkup.org/hello-world/20…
We are deeply grateful to receive DuckDuckGo’s support alongside some incredible organizations.
Thank you—this is how we continue challenging technology to serve the public good.
'The Markup has also found hospitals, #TeleHealth companies, tax filing websites, and #MentalHealth crisis websites using the pixel, and transmitting sensitive information to social media companies.'
themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/202…