Julia Angwin, Author at Pacific Standard

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Economics

California Is Investigating Racial Discrimination in Auto Insurance Premiums

The state's insurance department is following up on our findings that eight auto insurers charge more in minority neighborhoods than in other neighborhoods with similar risk.

Julia Angwin

Environment

What You Should Know About the FCC’s Proposed Privacy Rules

They would stop Verizon's zombie cookie in its tracks, but allow AT&T to keep charging customers extra if they want privacy.

Julia Angwin

News in Brief

Verizon Pays $1.35 Million to Settle Privacy Charges

The settlement is the latest sign that the FCC is stepping up privacy enforcement actions.

Julia Angwin

News in Brief

What’s Really at Stake in the Apple Encryption Debate

The government has never been allowed to create a "backdoor" to encrypted devices. Now, it's trying to force Apple to build one.

Julia Angwin

Environment

I Ramped Up My Internet Security, and You Should Too

Here’s how ProPublica reporter Julia Angwin upped her defenses against hackers and spies.

Julia Angwin

Environment

Your Television May Be Watching You More Than You Watch It

Vizio, one of the most popular brands on the market, is offering advertisers “highly specific viewing behavior data on a massive scale.”

Julia Angwin

Environment

The First Library to Support Anonymous Internet Browsing Has Turned Off Tor

A library in a small New Hampshire town started to help Internet users around the world surf anonymously using Tor. Until the Department of Homeland Security raised a red flag.

Julia Angwin