NEW: State healthcare sites around the country have been quietly sending sensitive user data to Google and LinkedIn.

Black Americans made up more than a quarter of the national transplant list, yet they are far less likely to receive the organs they need to survive. They also account for just 13% of donors. Why?. Word in Black has a short survey on barriers to donation:

Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice.

Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted. But good luck finding them.

Have you ever posted support for Palestine on Instagram, and then saw engagement on later posts drop? Last year, we published an investigation that found the platform demoted images of the war, deleted captions without warning, and more.

California lawmakers want to ban companies from using data about consumers’ devices like battery life, model and geolocation to set fluctuating prices. Proponents say such “surveillance pricing” is discriminatory. 📝 @mayacmiller.

.@senaishawahab's SB 259 would prevent retailers from using artificial intelligence to jack up prices using the information stored on customers’ phones. That could include the phone’s battery life, whether it’s an older model and more: 📝 @mayacmiller.

As colleges further embed ChatGPT and other chatbots into campus life, experts warn lost relationships may become a devastating unintended consequence.

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As colleges further embed ChatGPT and other chatbots into campus life, experts warn lost relationships may become a devastating unintended consequence.

You can now scan a whole list of URLs to see if they are tracking you using this new Blacklight addition, from the comfort of your very own terminal, without writing any code.

The technical blueprint obtained by ProPublica shows that engineers at the agency are preparing to give DHS what it wants: a system that enables massive automated data sharing. By @propublica:

Is your home police department partnering with ICE? Find out:

As colleges further embed ChatGPT and other chatbots into campus life, experts warn lost relationships may become a devastating unintended consequence.

Help us investigate how patients opt out of voluntary uses of their data, or get access to their own data. You can reach us via the contact info listed in the story.

During her toddler’s surgery, a researcher wanted copies of the consent forms she just signed, but the staff was preventing her from getting it. What followed was a maze of refusals, misinfo, and dead ends that exposed just how broken the process really is.

While most agree there should be consequences for youth offenders, there’s less consensus about what those consequences should be — and a push for reeducation over extreme charges.

Cal Fire said it’s working on the fixes, but experts said the process of kicking the tires on a chatbot should happen long before procurement begins.

This is not just a trend happening in universities. Some high schools are using chatbots to make up to the counselor shortage. Experts worry that this may unintentionally harm students in the long run.

Students don’t have the same incentives to talk to their professors or even their classmates anymore — Instead, they are asking AI for help. What could go wrong?

A new proposal from @CMSgov under @DrOz wants to add catheters, ostomy & trach supplies to Medicare’s competitive bidding program. This is a bad idea and will worsen outcomes for seniors & Medicare recipients. My latest in @MedPageToday explains why ⬇️

While some states have developed penal codes that factor a perpetrator’s age into their punishment, most do not.

Another professor shared the AI policy she designed for her class, and explained why she thinks the detectors are turning teachers into cops: