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How Do Researchers Use Our Blacklight Privacy Inspector Tool? | HackerNoon

Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. Hello! I’m Ramsey Isler, and I’m the director of product here at The Markup. I manage the Product & Technology team, which maintains our website and helps develop the many awesome tools The Markup is known for. We accomplish all that without a single tracker on

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Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data, According to Congressional Report | HackerNoon

Update, November 1: Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan responded in writing to the report led by Senator Elizabeth Warren and triggered by The Markup’s investigation into tax preparation companies’ use of the Meta Pixel. Khan’s letter acknowledged Warren’s request for FTC action and said that, “in response to public reporting on this issue,” the FTC recently warned the companies involved that they could face financial penalties for mishandling customers’ tax data. The letter also

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Mental Health Crisis Calls: The Government’s Controversial Idea to Track Them | HackerNoon

Subscribe to Hello World Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. Hi, everyone, On dark days, in the midst of a mental health emergency, many Americans look to a federal government program for help. You might be familiar with it: Since 2005, counselors have been answering calls through the National Suicide Prevention Line,

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