Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Doing Whatever
This week, we discuss a new pod setup, video games, and Elon's spending habits.
Podcast
Podcast: Cops Can Use AI to Pinpoint Your Home with Just One Photo
How Raven, previously known as Geospy, can now find which house a photo was taken in; why a judge ruled a Flock search unconstitutional; and the wild AI video in a court case.
Here’s What Telegram Giving Data to the U.S. Government Looks Like
Newly filed court records include a letter from Telegram to U.S. authorities in which the company shares user data following a court order.
AI
Accenture Tells Employees They Can Now Spend Only $29 on Claude Per Month
Some employees who spend as much as $1,000 on Claude usage each month are scrambling to find ways to maintain access to the tool.
Newsletters
ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email
OpenAI's ads targeting is pretty creepy, and new research confirms spyware companies are delivering potent malware through advertising networks.
OpenAI
How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email
Most ChatGPT users probably don’t know you can be specifically targeted on the platform by advertisers based on your email, phone number, or unique phone identifier.
AI
AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo
Raven, previously called GeoSpy, lets cops figure out what specific Airbnb or Zillow property a photo was taken in.
Podcast
Podcast: Leak Show Cops Can Break into Locked iPhones
Cops are getting around a very important iPhone security feature; someone made an LLM torture chamber; and lawyers going wild with ChatGPT.
Newsletters
Watch an Unconstitutional Flock Search
We got the bodycam and in-car footage from the unconstitutional Flock search. Also now you can basically have sex with Claude Code?
Impact
Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.
Podcast
Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data
The massive FBI hack; a company wants to add facial recognition onto Flock; and Muse in some cases is actually just people.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Freaking Out
This week, we discuss inbox slop, Claude cults, and more.