
Using tools provided by Rally, the two organizations will research how Facebook tracks people across the web through its Facebook pixel-powered ad network and shine a light on what Facebook knows about their online life. Rally is a novel way for people to help answer systemic questions by contributing their own browsing behavior data, putting it to work as part of a collective effort to solve societal problems that start online and that we have not been able to investigate this way before. The Markup is the newest partner for Rally, the privacy-first data-sharing platform that was created by Mozilla in 2021 to take back control from platforms that are not transparent about how they use people’s data and make it very difficult for independent outside research to take place. By joining Mozilla and The Markup’s “Facebook Pixel Hunt” in Firefox, people can help Rally and The Markup unravel how Facebook’s tracking infrastructure massively collects data about people online – data that is used to target ads, tailor content recommendations and spread misinformation – all by simply browsing the web. Moore can be reached at or 86.Browser maker Mozilla today announced a partnership with The Markup, the non-profit newsroom that investigates how technology is reshaping society, on a research project to provide insights into and data about a space that’s opaque to policymakers, researchers and users themselves. Polk County’s Peace River Center offers a 24-Hour Emotional Support and Crisis Line: 86 or toll-free at 80.
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Read the full story: Mental Health: Law enforcement officers are first line of defense in war against 'invisible enemy' To get help Juveniles Baker Acted in the last decade has doubled:

In the last 10 years, the total number of people Baker Acted in Polk County has increased by more than 50%:

Want to learn more?: Mental health in Polk County and Florida: Read every story in our seriesĪccording to the University of South Florida Baker Act Reporting Center website:

More in this series: Law enforcement officers are first line of defense in war against 'invisible enemy'Īnd: After personal struggles, criminology professor advocates for decriminalizing mental illness Law enforcement officials have become the front line in the battle with mental illness. In Polk County, mental health treatment stakeholders finished a year-long study recently that shows one in seven of your friends, neighbors and co-workers indicate that they live with depression or are otherwise at risk for behavioral health challenges. LAKELAND - In the last year, a grand jury described Florida's mental illness treatment system as “a sad state” and one that has “urgent problems."
