PinnedOne reason you might see ads for things you talk about on the phoneIs nothing sacredAug 22, 20221.6K14Aug 22, 20221.6K14
Data Flare: Helping hidden citizens by buying the Google keywords they searchIf more widely-adopted, where would this unconventional use of ad platforms lead?Dec 10, 202427Dec 10, 202427
Published inOneZeroHow to Stop the Google A.I.A brief message from my future self to my present selfAug 8, 20224641Aug 8, 20224641
Published inHuman PartsI Wrote 60 Songs While My Mom Was DyingThen I realized it was her last gift to meOct 13, 20217994Oct 13, 20217994
Published inOneZeroRunning Political Ads on Google That Spread Disinformation Is Still Really EasyWhy won’t Google change the algorithm?Oct 28, 20207452Oct 28, 20207452
Published inThe StartupThe Merest Hint of PupilTranscribing the search history of “Rachel”Sep 28, 2020391Sep 28, 2020391
Published inOneZeroHow Google Lets Ad Marketers Like Me Track Your KidsGoogle provides marketers with more than 1,000 flavors of your browsing behavior to target with adsJul 22, 20205992Jul 22, 20205992
Published inOneZeroGoogle Searches Reveal Covid-19 Hot Spots Before Governments DoWhat Google searches reveal that governments won’tJul 7, 20207634Jul 7, 20207634
Published inHuman PartsShame Is Not Useful in a PandemicThere’s no ‘right’ way to quarantineMar 24, 20205933Mar 24, 20205933
Published inOneZeroCoronavirus Google Searches Could Save LivesBuying ads in a pandemicMar 12, 20204022Mar 12, 20204022
Published inOneZeroGoogle Ads Targeted at Literally One Person Could Be the Future of DoxxingIt’s easy for anyone to disaggregate your data, and use it against youJan 31, 20203Jan 31, 20203
Published inOneZero900,000 Americans Tell Google They Want to Try, Buy, or Quit Heroin Every YearI use ad data to try to save their livesDec 9, 20194Dec 9, 20194
Published inThe Bigger PictureHow I Made $695,000—in Something like 4 Days—from 2½ Medium Essays I Kind of Just Threw TogetherAnd how you can, tooDec 4, 20194Dec 4, 20194
Published inThe StartupI Used Google Ads for Social EngineeringAd campaigns that manipulate searchers’ behavior are frighteningly easy for anyone to run.Jul 23, 20191Jul 23, 20191
Hey Alexa, Do I Need to Call an Exorcist?Our new house is haunted by the dark witticisms of a robotJun 18, 20193Jun 18, 20193
How Marketers Use Redirect Ads to Deceive YouSometimes bait-and-switch is obvious, but the tactics grow sneakier every dayJan 2, 201912Jan 2, 201912
How Google Marketers Exploit Your DiscomfortWe’re trained to serve ads in your moments of quiet desperationDec 13, 201830Dec 13, 201830
How Google Tracks Your Personal InformationAn insider’s account of the dark side of search engine marketingDec 4, 201851Dec 4, 201851
