A Data Broker Sold Location Pings From Inside Gyms, Clinics, and Shelters
Internal documents show Clearstone Analytics packaged 'wellness visit' location data and sold it to insurers and marketers without meaningful consent.
Maya Reyes
Maya covers surveillance, data brokers, and the privacy industry. Before co-founding Dead Pixel she spent eight years on the security desk of a national tech outlet.
This Smart Fridge Bricked Its Ice Maker Behind a $6.99 Monthly Subscription
Frostline pushed a firmware update that paywalled features owners already paid for. Then the jailbreaks started.
Meet the Companies Deciding What Goes Viral
Most people think viral content happens by accident. Behind many of the internet's biggest hits is an invisible industry built to make you pay attention.
School Surveillance Software Flagged a Student's Essay About 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Records from three districts show GuardClass's AI flagged literature homework, LGBTQ support searches, and a chemistry study guide as threats.
The Company Behind the Internet's Attention Machine
Brands spend millions trying to get people to care. A new kind of company treats attention not as luck or virality, but as infrastructure.
The Attention Gap Is Creating Winners and Losers Across the Internet
The distance between a company's real value and the visibility it receives is widening. Inside the 'attention gap' separating the seen from the invisible.