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The hidden consequences of tech, revealed

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Twitter is disturbingly right and alarmingly wrong about what you’re interested inTwitter is disturbingly right and alarmingly wrong about what you’re interested in
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Twitter’s “inferred interests” tell you — and advertisers — what you’re supposedly into.

By Emily Stewart
Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences
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How flawed genetic testing could be used for more than screwing up your race.

By Rani Molla
Artificial intelligence will help determine if you get your next job
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AI is being used to attract applicants and to predict a candidate’s fit for a position. But is it up to the task?

By Rebecca Heilweil
A new way 2020 candidates want to win your vote: tracking your phone’s location
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The fight for your phone is “where the game is going to be played.”

By Theodore Schleifer
From Pokémon Go to Facebook, here’s how to protect your privacy on apps
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Mobile apps want to know everything about you, but you can minimize what they have access to.

By Sara Morrison
How robots are transforming Amazon warehouse jobs — for better and worse
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Amazon is leading a robotics race that will have a seismic impact on the warehouse industry, which employs more than 1.1 million Americans today.

By Jason Del Rey
Where the US government is using facial recognition technology to surveil Americans
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This map shows how widespread the use of facial recognition technology has become.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
Facebook’s political ad problem, explained by an expert
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“I think Facebook is the most afraid”: an interview with former Facebook security executive Alex Stamos.

By Peter Kafka
How to avoid a dystopian future of facial recognition in law enforcement
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The future of police surveillance doesn’t have to be scary. But government and citizens need to step up.

By Shirin Ghaffary
What we know about you when you click on this article
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Vox has a pretty typical privacy policy. That doesn’t make it great.

By Rani Molla
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What facial recognition steals from usWhat facial recognition steals from us
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A video explainer on the technology that’s changing the meaning of the human face.

By Joss Fong
Why every website wants you to accept its cookies
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Cookies alerts are supposed to improve our privacy online. But are they?

By Emily Stewart