Joseph Cox

Joseph Cox

Joseph is an award-winning investigative journalist focused on generating impact. His work has triggered hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fines, shut down tech companies, and much more.
524 posts
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
ICE

Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods

404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
DHS Is Lying To You
ICE

DHS Is Lying To You

At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Podcast: The People Tracking America's AI Data Centers
Podcast

Podcast: The People Tracking America's AI Data Centers

We talk about the organization mapping America's AI data centers; Grok's AI breakdown; and how we bought 404media.com.
Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data
ICE

Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data

On Tuesday, ICE was allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals
DHS

Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals

The hotel told 404 Media in a statement “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.”
The Shifting World of OSINT (with Craig Silverman)
Podcast

The Shifting World of OSINT (with Craig Silverman)

Joseph talks to Craig Silverman about how open source intelligence (OSINT) has changed over the years, and his new outlet Indicator.
We Bought 404media.com
Announcements

We Bought 404media.com

Don’t worry, we’re not changing our website. But we’re finally the owners of the real deal: a .com domain.
Behind the Blog: We Have Recommendations For You
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: We Have Recommendations For You

This week, we discuss our recommendations for the year.
Podcast: We Tracked Ourselves with Exposed Flock Cameras
Podcast

Podcast: We Tracked Ourselves with Exposed Flock Cameras

How we tracked ourselves with exposed Flock cameras; a year in review; and our personal recommendations on all sorts of things.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
News

Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed

iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
Behind the Blog: Resisting Demoralization
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Resisting Demoralization

This week, we discuss history repeating itself, a phone wipe scandal, Meta's relationship with links and more.
ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents
ICE

ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents

AI Solutions 87 says on its website its AI agents “deliver rapid acceleration in finding persons of interest and mapping their entire network.”