ProPublica – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:43:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 TurboTax Parent Company Argues Free Tax Filing Program Will Harm Black Taxpayers https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/turbotax-parent-company-argues-free-tax-filing-program-will-harm-black-taxpayers/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/turbotax-parent-company-argues-free-tax-filing-program-will-harm-black-taxpayers/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:43:39 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206663 Articles published around the country repeat assertions by Mouintain View-based Intuit that an IRS pilot program offering free tax filing would hurt Black Americans. A researcher whose work is cited by Intuit says the company is misstating her findings.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/turbotax-parent-company-argues-free-tax-filing-program-will-harm-black-taxpayers/feed/ 1 Porn, Piracy and Fraud Lurk Inside Google’s Black Box Ad Empire https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/porn-piracy-and-fraud-lurk-inside-googles-black-box-ad-empire/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/porn-piracy-and-fraud-lurk-inside-googles-black-box-ad-empire/#respond Mon, 26 Dec 2022 19:00:47 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201201514 Google’s ad business hides the identities of all publishers it works with and where billions of ad dollars flow. Propublica uncovered a network containing manga piracy, porn, fraud and disinformation.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/porn-piracy-and-fraud-lurk-inside-googles-black-box-ad-empire/feed/ 0 Google Allowed a Sanctioned Russian Ad Company to Harvest User Data for Months https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/google-allowed-a-sanctioned-russian-ad-company-to-harvest-user-data-for-months/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/google-allowed-a-sanctioned-russian-ad-company-to-harvest-user-data-for-months/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:55:43 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201196172 The internet giant may have provided Sberbank-owned RuTarget with unique mobile phone IDs, IP addresses, location information and details about users’ interests and online activity.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/google-allowed-a-sanctioned-russian-ad-company-to-harvest-user-data-for-months/feed/ 2 How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/how-facebook-undermines-privacy-protections-for-its-2-billion-whatsapp-users/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/how-facebook-undermines-privacy-protections-for-its-2-billion-whatsapp-users/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:20:46 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201188997 WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages, but a ProPublica investigation reveals that the company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/how-facebook-undermines-privacy-protections-for-its-2-billion-whatsapp-users/feed/ 3 26 Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/26-words-created-the-internet-what-will-it-take-to-save-it/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/26-words-created-the-internet-what-will-it-take-to-save-it/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2021 14:00:55 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201168579 An expert on Section 230 talks with the ProPublica editor-in-chief about how we got here and how we should regulate our way out.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/26-words-created-the-internet-what-will-it-take-to-save-it/feed/ 9 ProPublica’s Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/propublicas-pandemic-guide-to-making-sure-your-vote-counts/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/propublicas-pandemic-guide-to-making-sure-your-vote-counts/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:32:19 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201162795 You can take some simple steps now to make the voting process smoother. Here’s what you need to know to be prepared.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/propublicas-pandemic-guide-to-making-sure-your-vote-counts/feed/ 1 SJI en Colaboración con ProPublica para Las Elecciones de 2020 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/sji-en-colaboracion-con-propublica-para-las-elecciones-de-2020/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/sji-en-colaboracion-con-propublica-para-las-elecciones-de-2020/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:00:24 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201162435 SJI se ha asociado con ProPublica para su proyecto Electionland, una colaboración a nivel nacional para investigar problemas de votación.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/sji-en-colaboracion-con-propublica-para-las-elecciones-de-2020/feed/ 1 Tips Ahoy: SJI, ProPublica Partner for 2020 Election https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tips-ahoy-sji-propublica-partner-for-2020-election/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tips-ahoy-sji-propublica-partner-for-2020-election/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:00:25 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201162370 The Electionland collaboration investigates issues with voting such as mail ballot delivery problems, purged voter rolls and registration errors.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tips-ahoy-sji-propublica-partner-for-2020-election/feed/ 0 Lack of Tests Means Health Officials Still Don’t Know Full Scope of Coronavirus Outbreak https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/lack-of-tests-means-health-officials-still-dont-know-full-scope-of-this-outbreak/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/lack-of-tests-means-health-officials-still-dont-know-full-scope-of-this-outbreak/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:50:50 +0000 http://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201154991 Delays and incompetence in the federal government’s COVID-10 testing set the U.S. far behind other countries in controlling the pandemic.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/lack-of-tests-means-health-officials-still-dont-know-full-scope-of-this-outbreak/feed/ 9 UPDATE: New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Santa Clara County https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/three-new-coronavirus-cases-idd-in-santa-clara-county/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/three-new-coronavirus-cases-idd-in-santa-clara-county/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:23:33 +0000 http://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201154208 Public health officials say this makes for a total of nine confirmed COVID-19 cases countywide and 84,000 around the world.

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