Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are expensive and ...

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Colin Lecher is a reporter based in New York. His work on technology and society has received honors from the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Deadline Club, the Radio Television Digital ...

Pixel Hunt. We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech. Healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies ...

Ryan Tate has been writing and editing technology stories for more than 15 years. He was previously at The Intercept, where as deputy and technology editor he led lengthy investigations into companies ...

The Markup and CalMatters found multiple ways consumers can block the trackers quietly sending your data to tech companies, including those used on state-run health exchange websites. The state’s ...

The Markup and CalMatters found multiple ways consumers can block the trackers quietly sending your data to tech companies, ...

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