FOIA
DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
News
Massively Popular Safe Locks Have Secret Backdoor Codes
Senator Ron Wyden has found that the DoD banned the use of such locks for U.S. government systems, but deliberately kept information about the backdoors from the public.
Podcast
Podcast: How Hackers Steal Mountains of Oxy and Adderall
Fraudsters and hackers hijack the electronic prescription system; 404 Media is included in a Russia disinformation campaign; and how we bypassed the "no-go voice" policy of ElevenLabs.
Amazon
Amazon Tells Warehouse Workers to Close Their Eyes and Think Happy Thoughts
"Close your eyes and think about something that makes you happy," the screen, titled "Savoring," instructs Amazon fulfillment center workers.
Amazon
Amazon's Hidden Chatbot Recommends Nazi Books and Lies About Amazon Working Conditions
An AI tool created to let people search reviews actually lets you use it like any other chatbot.
News
Why Is 404 Media Included in a Fake Netflix Trailer Made by Russia?
A sprawling disinformation campaign is targeting journalists and making 404 Media part of the story.
FOIA
Internal Emails Show Cops Thought ‘Call of Duty’ Recruitment Ad Could Piss Off Activision
Internal emails obtained by 404 Media show that police who made a 'Call of Duty' themed recruitment poster were more worried about legal issues from Activision than the obviously problematic framing of policing as a video game.
malware
'Sydney Sweeney Leak' Malware is All Over Twitter
The platform is full of links to celebrity "leaks" that likely lead to malware.
TikTok
‘Young Indian Method’ Teaches TikTok Spammers How to Hire and Control 'Third World Country Workers'
“Do not be scared to get rid of any indians slacking, wasting time, or offering poor quality within the team. Remember, these guys are easily replaceable. They are exactly like soldiers,” it says.
FOIA
Here's the Video for Our Third FOIA Forum: Temple of Satan and Iterative FOIAs
How to use public meetings to inform FOIA requests, and vice versa.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Nextdoor Madness and Pharmacy Hackers
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss Nextdoor lunacy, pharmaceutical hacking, cops, and very good keyboards.
Wordle
NYTimes Files Copyright Takedown Against Hundreds of Wordle Clones
The takedown is also affecting games that definitively aren't Wordle.
AI
‘Boob Shirt’ Speaks (Through an AI Model of Themselves)
Things get weirder as the viral boob-print shirt audience member at AGI House speaks out about their fashion choices.