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Facebook crypto scammers pose as Tesla, Amazon, and even Facebook

Facebook ads have popped up to advertise nonexistent Amazon, Tesla, and even Facebook cryptocurrencies.

02/22/2022

By Colin Lecher and Surya Mattu

Over 100 apps that sold location data to sketchy data broker revealed

Your love life and spirituality are monetizable data

02/02/2022

By Jon Keegan and Alfred Ng

App icons floating on a green grid background.

College prep software Naviance sells advertising data on millions of students

The often required software enables colleges and universities to choose from an array of demographics, including race, to target prospective students.

01/13/2022

By Todd Feathers

Computer open with an eye on the screen and generic college logos in the background.

Shadows of removed Reddit posts hide in plain sight

Offending posts — including sexually explicit images — linger in comment histories long after their removal from subreddits.

12/17/2021

By Emma Betuel

Abstract shapes represent the internet with rectangles filled with hazard warnings like exclamation points.

Kid-tracking app that parents love sells precise location data

Life360 is a major source of raw location data for a multibillion-dollar industry that buys, packages, and sells people’s movements.

12/07/2021

By Jon Keegan and Alfred Ng

Big red eyes peek from blue hair at smartphone of woman.