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Results of our 50-state FOIA for COVID testing algorithms are in - and the differences are stark.

Just one example: If you’re a senior with a fever, you qualify for a test in Utah but not Wisconsin.

themarkup.org/coronavirus/20…
At @themarkup we always show our work: here’s all the data we have from 20 jurisdictions.

Thanks to @tenuous and Emmanuel Martinez for the hard work of classifying data and @SamMorrisDesign for the hard work of beautifying it.

themarkup.org/coronavirus/20…
We will continue to update the data as we get responses from other states.

We are also formally appealing decisions in two states and refiling in one state.

Legal work is a key part of our investigative work, thanks to our fearless advocate @nabihasyed.
And if you like your data raw, you can grab it all here: github.com/the-markup/inv…
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Today I published my first article for @themarkup(!): the privacy pros and cons of Apple and Google’s plans for COVID-19 contact-tracing apps.

TL;DR - it’s good at protecting anonymity but vulnerable to spoofing, trolls and other abuses. /1
Pros: it’s opt-in, it’s anonymous, it’s mostly decentralized and personal information isn’t required for use.

Cons: It’s vulnerable to trolls, spoofing, adtech, false alerts. It's unclear how apps will be vetted. And it relies on testing which is currently inadequate. /2
Security expert @rossjanderson perfectly sums up the way that the service can be abused by people who want to sow panic by claiming a COVID diagnosis /3
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Journalism Job Thread: Some people have asked me what @team_markup is looking for when we advertise a job for a reporter covering technology infrastructure
boards.greenhouse.io/themarkup/jobs… /1
Here’s an answer in three screenshots. Mobile broadband speeds in the U.S. compared to other countries (bottom of the list). And Mobile data prices in the U.S. compared to other countries (among the most expensive). /2
Source: fcc.gov/reports-resear… /3
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There are numerous inaccuracies in this CJR article about my firing from The Markup cjr.org/analysis/the-m…. Thank you to @matthewi for making speedy corrections.
@matthewi First, I did not object to formal performance assessments for myself and my team. @thejefflarson was in charge of building the performance management system that would be used for the newsroom. He had not completed that task at the time of my departure.
@matthewi @thejefflarson Second, it is not true that I refused coaching. I began working to get a coaching contract in November 2018. Because of paperwork delays, the contract took several months to get executed.
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