Caption: The Turnitin similarity score of a student essay in one of Adam Kaiserman's classes at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita on May 6, 2025. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters. In fact, ...

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Pixel Hunt. We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech. Healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies ...