Mar 23, 2018

Policing the internet, school shooting insurance and the gig economy

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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