transparency
The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buys
On Wednesday, the government stopped supporting FPDS.gov, an indispensable resource for finding what ICE, the FBI, and every other agency is buying. Its replacement site completely sucks.
Jeffrey Epstein
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIn—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
Washington Post
The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos
In a kleptocracy, there is no reason for a billionaire to own an adversarial news outlet.
The Abstract
Scientists Keep Discovering Mysterious Ancient Tunnels Across Europe
The discovery of a Medieval tunnel built within a prehistoric burial ground adds to the mystery of hundreds of underground passages without a known purpose.
Privacy
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking someone's device. At least for now.
Podcast
Podcast: The Latest Epstein Dump is a Disaster
This Epstein dump is probably the worst yet. Then we talk all about security issues in Moltbot and Moltbook. Then, even more security issues with some popular 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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.'
