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Ebola-infected Nurse Contends Dallas Hospital Violated Her Privacy
In a lawsuit filed today, nurse Nina Pham says that a colleague videotaped her without her permission and then the hospital released the tape to the media.
Podcast: Protecting Your Health Data
Charles Ornstein and Julia Angwin on how hackers can use your information, and what you – and health care companies – should be doing to protect it.
Over 1,100 Health Data Breaches, but Few Fines
Since October 2009, health care organizations and their business partners reported 1,142 large-scale data breaches, each affecting at least 500 people, to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Of those, seven breaches have resulted in fines.
Has Your Medical Privacy Been Compromised? Help ProPublica Investigate
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Fines Remain Rare Even As Health Data Breaches Multiply
Federal health watchdogs say they are cracking down on organizations that don’t protect the privacy and security of patient records, but data suggests otherwise.
Net Neutrality May Face an Uphill Battle If History Tells Us Anything
The FCC’s current net neutrality proposal is just its latest attempt at regulating internet companies, but there have been others.
New York City Lays Out Limits on Restraints And Suspensions
Amid recent calls for reform, New York City’s Department of Education is introducing new restrictions on suspending and restraining kids in city schools.
Newly Discovered Evidence is Latest Surprise in Patz Case
Defense lawyers question whether mistrial is warranted after lost evidence surfaces in case of missing boy.
Podcast: When Those We Report On Complain
Lessons from our point-by-point refutation of the Red Cross’ request for corrections, and Does Donald Trump use email?
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Southeast Louisiana is Disappearing, Quickly
Scientists say one of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nation’s history—the rapid land loss occurring in the Mississippi Delta—is rushing toward a catastrophic conclusion. ProPublica and The Lens explore why it’s happening and what we’ll all lose if nothing is done to stop it.
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The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra
A confidential report and a fired examiner’s hidden recorder penetrate the cloistered world of Wall Street’s top regulator — and its history of deference to some of the country’s biggest banks.
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Sen. Warren, Rep. Cummings Press Federal Reserve For Details of Leak Investigation
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Red Cross Demands Corrections to Our 'Misleading' Coverage. Here's Our Response
The Red Cross' response comes months after our initial coverage, which we stand by.
Firestone and the Warlord
The untold story of Firestone, Charles Taylor and the tragedy of Liberia
In the first detailed examination of the relationship between Firestone and Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, this ProPublica/Frontline investigation lays bare the role of a global corporation in a brutal African conflict.
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A History of Violence: Accusations But No Justice in Liberia
Unforgiven
The Long Life of Debt
The way lenders and collectors pursue consumer debt has undergone an aggressive transformation in America. Collectors today don’t give up easy, often pursuing debts for years. It’s now routine for companies to sue debtors, then seize their wages or the cash in their bank accounts. For many people, these changes have profoundly affected their lives.
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Dispatches from Freedom Summer
Race Then and Now
In 1964, whites and blacks joined to, as some put it, drag Mississippi back into the United States. Violence erupted. Lives were lost. But change was wrought, too.
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Dragnets
Tracking Censorship and Surveillance
ProPublica investigates the threats to privacy in an era of cellphones, data mining and cyberwar, including how citizens are digitally tracked by governments and corporations.
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