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404 Media
404 Media is a new independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.
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07-17-2024
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from 404 Media on 07-12-2024
Shiny Objects and Stolen Call Data
This week, we discuss embargoes, research papers, terminology and epic Reel pulls.
Read Morefrom 404 Media on 07-11-2024
FOIA Forum with a PACER Expert! 7/31, 1PM EST
Our next FOIA Forum is going to be with the world's best expert on digging up U.S. court records Seamus Hughes!
Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 07-10-2024
Hocked TUAW
TUAW, a site that was shut down 10 years ago, was sold to a private equity firm, then to a company in Hong Kong, and has now stolen its old workers' identities and is running their old wor
Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 07-09-2024
U.S. Nuke Agency Buys Internet Backbone Data
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has bought access to netflow data. The tool covers more than 90 percent of the world's internet data and can trace activity through virtual priva
Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 07-08-2024
Scalpers Reverse-Engineer Ticketmaster's 'Non-Transferrable' Tickets
Scalpers have reverse-engineered how Ticketmaster creates tickets, and are now generating and selling them on their own parallel infrastructure.
Read Morefrom 404 Media on 07-05-2024
Is Your Reality Feeling... Distorted?
This week, we discuss turning our brains off with some gaming for the long weekend, dogs and fireworks, and the staying power of a meme.
Read More07-04-2024
r/SecurityClearance Is the Best Subreddit
An unhinged subreddit of people sharing their secrets before they share them with the U.S. government.
Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 07-03-2024
Google Says AI Could Break Reality
“While these uses of GenAI are often neither overtly malicious nor explicitly violate these tools’ content policies or terms of services, their potential for harm is significant.”
Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 07-02-2024
Dox Anyone for $30
Dozens of Fiverr sellers are advertising access to TLOxp, a potent data surveillance tool sold by credit bureau TransUnion.
Read Morefrom 404 Media on 07-01-2024
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Read Morefrom 404 Media on 07-01-2024
Car Rental Service Replaces Desk Agents With People On Video Chat
A Nu Car Rentals office in Charlotte, North Carolina offers only "virtual assistance" to customers.
Read Morefrom 404 Media on 06-28-2024
eBay Deals and Huge Security Fails
This week, we discuss exciting new updates to the podcast, having too many tabs open, and the generative AI boom.
Read Morefrom 404 Media on 06-27-2024
StingRay on eBay
The StingRay was listed at $100,000 before being removed for violating the platform’s policy on not selling electronic surveillance equipment.
Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 06-26-2024
Big Tech’s ID Verifier Hacked
As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services themselves could get hacked too.
Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 06-25-2024
We Tried to Replace 404 Media With AI
Trying to make AI do my job revealed a vast infrastructure of cheap tricks and middlemen that have been trying to game Google Search for more than a decade.
Read Morefrom 404 Media on 06-24-2024
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Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 06-24-2024
Has Facebook Stopped Trying?
Facebook has been overrun with AI spam and scams. Experts say Facebook has stopped asking them for help.
Read Morefrom Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform on 06-21-2024
Non-Negotiable Saunas and Portals to Hell
This week, we discuss Joe Biden "cheapfakes," the idea of porn-addicted tribes, and feedback.
Read More06-20-2024
The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck
Lawmakers are trying to ban a Chinese company on "surveillance" grounds to benefit American competitors powering U.S. police surveillance.
Read More07-17-2024
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