Madhumita Murgia

@madhumita29

European Technology Correspondent . 2017 Stern Fellow . Tech & science journalist. Currently on mat leave.

London, England
Joined November 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    23 May 2017

    I did a talk about piecing together my online identity - most nerve-racking 12 mins ever!

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  2. Retweeted
    23 hours ago

    Edie writes herself a reminder, aged 12.

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  3. Mar 31

    Beautiful piece, by whom I was privileged to sit next to, and discuss storytelling with, last summer.

    After 30 years in America, she was about to be deported. Then, a tiny Colorado church offered her sanctuary...
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  4. Retweeted
    Mar 30

    The White House has released this photo of Trump with the White House spring interns. Diversity this ain’t.

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    Mar 31

    Why specify “raw” audio?

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  6. Retweeted
    Mar 31

    Stop whatever you’re doing and read this beautiful and important story

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  7. Retweeted
    Mar 30

    After four years covering media and almost 10 (!) in the FT’s New York office, it’s time for something new. I’m headed to San Francisco to join our stellar tech team. See you soon !

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  8. Mar 29

    And here's my TedX talk from last year about how I discovered this for myself

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  9. Mar 29

    This is a huge step - data brokers like Experian and Acxiom have been using shady practices of data sharing for years and anonymised data at FB's resolution is a myth anyway

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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 28

    Jeez. It's not stopping. Facebook now down $95 billion. "Greater than the total market value of such companies as Qualcomm ($85b), Starbucks ($81b), Costco ($80b), CVS ($66b) and FedEx ($63b)."

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  11. Retweeted
    Mar 25

    Come and work with a bunch of clever but also lovely people at a global newspaper. If you’re an old romantic like me, we’re just round the corner from Fleet Street.

    We're seeking a science correspondent. Apply by April 20th
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    Mar 26

    Congratulations to on being selected as this year’s Stern Fellow at .

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    Mar 26

    “Personalized browser ads may be harmless, but connecting disparate aspects of your life to predict your future behavior could lead to unexpected consequences.”

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  14. Retweeted
    Mar 24

    It doesn't matter if you agree with their politics, it has to inspire you to see this generation so actively participate in a cause so important to them. This is democracy and why our founders gave us the right to peaceably assemble.

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  15. Retweeted
    Mar 22

    Can someone at facebook brief Mark “I actually am not sure we shouldn't be regulated" Zuckerberg about and all the lawsuits and enforcement actions against them in Europe?

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  16. Retweeted
    Mar 22

    Gulp.

    Downloaded my facebook data as a ZIP file Somehow it has my entire call history with my partner's mum
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    Mar 22

    Dear Mark Zuckerberg, you offered interviews to lots of outlets but not the & Observer. We broke the story first in 2015. We led the reporting last weekend. You used legal threats to try and stop us. And now, you're... ignoring us?

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  18. Mar 22

    Unclear why this is even a story.

    NEW: BBC Media Editor Appears To Have Delivered Fake News In A Lecture About Fake News via
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  19. Mar 22

    Most irritating piece I've read in a while - could've been written five decades ago

    Robert Crampton’s wife presumably born with the innate knowledge of the logistics of childcare
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  20. Retweeted
    Mar 20

    As expected recently joined , , and  to contribute more than $1 million to a PAC set up to oppose a California Ballot Initiative that would allow consumers to opt-out of data sharing with firms like

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  21. Retweeted
    Mar 17

    Facebook's defense that Cambridge Analytica harvesting of FB user data from millions is not technically a "breach" is a more profound & damning statement of what's wrong with Facebook's business model than a "breach".

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