Gentle January
Overwhelmed by Digital Privacy? Reset with These Practical Tips
Keep your kids’ info offline, fake your security question answers, use a password manager, and more
Maria Puertas
Community and Social Media Manager
Maria Puertas is The Markup’s social media manager, executing the day-to-day promotion of our reporting and investigations.
Prior to The Markup, Maria worked at the American Civil Liberties Union, where she drove strategy on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Before that, she worked in various roles for digital agencies and political campaigns.
Maria is interested in how individuals navigate and develop online communities, a topic she has researched and is continuing to observe here at The Markup.
Gentle January
Be Wary of Email (Like Our Readers)
Several people wrote in to suggest caution when hosting and handling email
Gentle January
Fake Your Answers to Security Questions
Why share any personal information if you don’t have to?
Prediction: Bias
Senators Demand Justice Department Halt Funding to Predictive Policing Programs
The Markup's investigations have shown how a predictive policing algorithm was both discriminatory and inaccurate
Gentle January
Lie About Your Birthday 🎂
It’s used to verify your identity in sensitive situations, and retailers don’t need to know
Hello World
How To Handle the Growing Flood of Leaked Data
An interview with Micah Lee, author of a new book on analyzing datasets that were leaked, hacked, or just accidentally left in the open
Gentle January
Unlock Your Phone Without Using Your Face or Fingerprint
Authenticating with a passcode or pattern protects your data legally as well as physically
Impact
How Abortion Ruling Spurred Federal Action Against the Location Data Industry
Nearly a quarter of the 47 location data companies we identified in 2021 have faced Congressional scrutiny or regulatory enforcement actions
Gentle January
Use Virtual Machines to Contain Dodgy Stuff
They’re like secure containers for dangerous files and software
LevelUp
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
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