Mar 23, 2018

Policing the internet, school shooting insurance and the gig economy

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How's the internet policed? Who decides what can and can't happen with our data? Plus, why more schools want school shooting insurance and how to be a lighting designer. Also, a sit-down with three women working different jobs in the gig economy.

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Economic Anxiety Index®

Women and the gig economy: "Every job you have is essentially the last one"

by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Kimberly Adams

Mar 23, 2018

A recent Marketplace-Edison Research Poll found that only 39 percent of gig workers are women.

A dog walker awaits dogs to go on a crosswalk in New York, April 8, 2013.

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Facebook Fallout

How businesses use your Facebook data

by Kimberly Adams and Eliza Mills

Mar 23, 2018

The platform's data is a treasure trove for companies.

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Now schools want school shooting insurance. Seriously.

by Kimberly Adams and Peter Balonon-Rosen

Mar 23, 2018

It's a growing market.

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