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How to Run a Public Records Audit with a Team of Students

Templates and tips from our FOI audit while investigating Amazon Ring’s social media platform, Neighbors

January 24, 2024 08:00 ET

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Without a Trace: How to Keep Your Phone Off the Grid

We answer the questions readers asked in response to our guide to anonymizing your phone

December 13, 2023 08:00 ET

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Without a Trace: How to Take Your Phone Off the Grid

A guide on anonymizing your phone, so you can use it without it using you

October 25, 2023 08:00 ET

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Solving the Case of the Tricky Timeout Bug

Sometimes, fixing a bug requires “sheer persistence”

August 30, 2023 08:00 ET

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How to Legally Scrape EU Data for Investigations

Data collection laws are much trickier to navigate in Europe than in the U.S.

August 23, 2023 08:00 ET

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Magic Spreadsheets That Equip the Public

Use these tools and techniques to bring “receipts from streets” with little-to-no code

August 11, 2023 08:00 ET

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How We Create Custom Graphics at The Markup

A lesson in software and sanity maintenance

August 8, 2023 08:00 ET

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Journalists, You Should Be Looking for Undocumented APIs. Here’s How to Start

A tutorial on how to build datasets from the hidden feeds powering almost every website on the internet

March 3, 2023 11:00 ET

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In 2023, Resolve to Fix Your Organization’s Meta Pixel Problem

It’s time to be proactive about user privacy. Find out if you’re sending too much data to Facebook—or if you need to send data at all

January 31, 2023 11:00 ET

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How We Verified Ourselves on Mastodon — and How You Can Too

One Twitter alternative’s verification system is simple, open, and free

December 22, 2022 08:00 ET

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