Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps
ICE

Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps

Hackers have targeted a spread of apps or sites that aim to track ICE activity, in one case even sending push notifications to users in an attempt to intimidate them.
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Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps
ICE

Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps

Hackers have targeted a spread of apps or sites that aim to track ICE activity, in one case even sending push notifications to users in an attempt to intimidate them.
Wedding Photo Booth Company Exposes Customers’ Drunken Photos
Privacy

Wedding Photo Booth Company Exposes Customers’ Drunken Photos

‘Curator Live’, a popular photo booth company for weddings and other events, is exposing all sorts of unsuspecting people’s photos.
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
Jeffrey Epstein

DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files

A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
Our Zine About ICE Surveillance Is Here
zine

Our Zine About ICE Surveillance Is Here

Download a PDF of our first ever zine here.
Privacy Telecom ‘Cape’ Introduces ‘Disappearing Call Logs’ That Delete Every 24 Hours
Privacy

Privacy Telecom ‘Cape’ Introduces ‘Disappearing Call Logs’ That Delete Every 24 Hours

Usually telecoms keep customer's call and text logs for months if not years.
How Identity Literally Changes What You See (with Samuel Bagg)
Podcast

How Identity Literally Changes What You See (with Samuel Bagg)

Joseph speaks to Samuel Bagg about all the ways identities dictate what people see, and how what they choose to believe is based much more on those identities than the evidence in front of them.
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
News

Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site

'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
Musk to Epstein: ‘What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’
Jeffrey Epstein

Musk to Epstein: ‘What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’

New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
Behind the Blog: Own Goals and Lying Devs
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Own Goals and Lying Devs

This week, we discuss a trip to Kenya, reconstructing images, and lying developers.
Silicon Valley’s Favorite New AI Agent Has Serious Security Flaws
News

Silicon Valley’s Favorite New AI Agent Has Serious Security Flaws

The AI agent once called ClawdBot is enchanting tech elites, but its security vulnerabilities highlight systemic problems with AI.
Dozens of Bizarre Ancient Lifeforms Discovered in ‘Extraordinary’ Fossil Find
The Abstract

Dozens of Bizarre Ancient Lifeforms Discovered in ‘Extraordinary’ Fossil Find

The remains of a rich ancient ecosystem in China is so well-preserved that it contains guts, tentacles, and even an intact nervous system.
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
ICE

Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE

404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.