GOP embraces big data
The party may be teaming up with Wal-Mart's "data warehousing" company to better understand voter behaviors
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 4:03 PM UTCTechnology ProPublica, GOP, Wal-Mart
Lois Beckett
Technology ProPublica, GOP, Wal-Mart
Data brokers are gathering your personal info this very minute
They start with names and addresses, and add on demographics like age and race. And that's just the beginning
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 5:34 PM UTCLife ProPublica, Data companies
Will Democrats sell your political opinions to credit card companies?
Records of what voters have told Democratic volunteers may go up for sale -- and not just to political groups
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 3:38 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Democrats, NAACP
Democratic grandmothers spy on their neighbors
Forget knocking on doors. The "Grandma Brigade" in Minnesota gathers public info about other voters
Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 3:00 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Minnesota
It may be illegal to Instagram your ballot
Before you start tweeting and sharing your pictures on Facebook, you might want to double-check your state's laws
Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 7:25 PM UTCPolitics iPhone, Elections 2012
Corporate America knows who you vote for
So much for anonymity. Across the country, companies are using web data to tailor the political ads you see online
Monday, Oct 22, 2012 9:23 PM UTCPolitics Microsoft, ProPublica
Five ways Texas discriminates against minority voters
Last week, multiple panels of federal judges found that Texas' state Legislature targeted blacks and Latinos
Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 7:03 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Texas, Federal courts
Is Romney on your Pandora playlist?
An ad from the music website asks listeners to share their email addresses with the Republican campaign
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 8:22 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Mitt Romney, Pandora
Is your neighbor a Democrat? Obama has an app for that
The Obama campaign has developed a "creepy" new app that offers a glimpse of your neighbors' political affiliations
Monday, Aug 6, 2012 3:50 PM UTC 19Politics ProPublica, Apple, Barack Obama
Groups follow voters’ Web use
Dark money political groups are targeting voters based on their Internet habits
Friday, Jul 27, 2012 6:29 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Privacy, Politics
How Mitt Romney followed me around the Internet
The Republican's campaign is using ShareThis, an online data-collecting company, to target potential voters
Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 2:00 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Politics, Mitt Romney
What Obama knows about you
The president's campaign won't talk about the huge amount of data they've collected on voters
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 9:43 PM UTC 21Politics 2012 Elections, Barack Obama
Six ways Fukushima is not Chernobyl
The Chernobyl meltdown was the result of negligence and a series of bad decisions. Japan's problems are different
Friday, Mar 18, 2011 7:41 PM UTC 10News Japan Earthquake, Japan
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