FOIA
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FOIA
Drone Company Zipline Dictates Mayor's Quote on How 'Normal' Zipline Is
Emails obtained by 404 Media show that a quote attributed to a mayor praising Zipline was in large part written and conceived by the company itself.
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Officer Screamed ‘Stop Shooting Her’ While Police Killed Unarmed Teen After Car Chase
404 Media has obtained newly released video and audio material related to the 2022 killing of Savannah Graziano.
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The Air Force Bought a Surveillance-Focused AI Chatbot
The chatbot, which has entered a test phase, is designed for intelligence analysts to ask questions about aerial and surveillance imagery.
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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.
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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.
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Police Bodycam Shows Sheriff Hunting for 'Obscene' Books at Library
Body camera footage from Idaho reveals a sheriff hunting for a YA book he could use for a political stunt.
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What Is the Governor of Iowa Hiding About a Satanic Temple Statue at the Capitol?
Kim Reynolds redacts 27 pages of public documents about the government's response to a Baphomet display at the Iowa Capitol.
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Broker That Sold Abortion Clinic Data Contracted with Air Force for ‘Targeting’
New documents show that SafeGraph, a company that previously sold location related to abortion clinics, was contracted to explicitly help the Air Force with “targeting” in “contested geographies.”
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These Are the Notorious NSA Furby Documents Showing Spy Agency Freaking Out About Embedded AI in Children's Toy
"Apparently, these stuffed critters learn from nearby speech patterns. That would definitely be a security concern."
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‘Student Should Have a Healthy-Looking BMI’: How Universities Bend Over Backwards to Accommodate Food Delivery Robots
Internal emails show how universities make nonsentient, profit-seeking Starship robots feel comfortable on campus.
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The Navy Bought ‘Global’ Surveillance Data Through Adtech Company Owned by Military Contractor
nContext looks like an ordinary adtech or marketing company. It's actually owned by military contracting giant Sierra Nevada Corporation.