Flock
Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
FOIA
Video Reveals Crucial Details of LAPD Ignoring Robbery to Catch Togetic in Pokémon Go
'The guys are going to be so jealous': Video reveals cops ignored robbery, blew a stop sign, sped over speed bumps on residential streets, and pulled an illegal u-turn, but were able to capture two very powerful Pokémon.
News
Vintage Mac Community Begs Manufacturers for New Supply of Rare Dongle as Resellers Charge $250
“I am deeply concerned about the discontinuation of the Belkin F2E9142-WHT ADC to DVI cable."
Impact
MTA Privacy Issue Potentially Exposed Months Worth of Trip Histories to Stalkers
This is the second feature the MTA has disabled around New York City’s contactless payment system after 404 Media highlighted room for abuse.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: AI-Generated Cartoon Terrorism and Ticket Reseller Chaos
This week, we discuss AI-generated cartoon terrorism, ticket reseller shenanigans, and a bombshell government report.
News
‘Dream’ AI Girlfriend Randomly Turns Into Nude Jennifer Lopez, Has Four Legs
A nightmare scenario previously only imagined by AI researchers, where AI image generators accidentally spit out non-consensual pornography of real people, is now reality.
News
ICE, CBP, Secret Service All Illegally Used Smartphone Location Data
A bombshell government report also found that a CBP official used the data to track coworkers with no investigative purpose.
Features
Low Demand for Travis Scott Creates Liquidity Crisis in Ticket Reselling Economy
Scott's tickets are selling for $14 on StubHub after the tour was "overbought" by speculators. One ticket reselling scheme is going to lose a single company more than $1 million.
News
4chan Uses Bing to Flood the Internet With Racist Images
A coordinated campaign to flood the internet with racist images is using Bing and DALL-E 3’s text-to-image AI tool.
Podcast
Podcast: A Glitch Is Hiding Porn on YouTube, and Food Delivery Robots Feed Footage to the LAPD
In this week's episode, Joseph, Sam, Emanuel, and Jason chat about a fascinating YouTube glitch, and what precedent a food robot giving footage to the LAPD sets.
News
Another 62 ‘Girls Do Porn’ Victims Sue Pornhub for $600 Million
A lawsuit filed by more victims of the sex trafficking operation claims that Pornhub’s moderation staff ignored reports of their abuse videos.
repair
DIY Tinkerer Invents MacBook Tool That Breaks Apple’s Repair Locks
“To whoever it is at Apple who decided to not make this available to technicians, ‘Fuck you, we win.’”
Bing Is Generating Images of SpongeBob Doing 9/11
Microsoft's Bing Image Creator lets beloved characters fly planes toward tall buildings, illustrating the struggles of generative AI models have with copyright and filtering.