One of the most popular pregnancy tracking apps has a vulnerability that allows for full account takeovers and it is refusing to fix it, which seems concerning in a country where many states criminalize abortion and investigate women who have miscarriages
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One of the most popular pregnancy tracking apps has a vulnerability that allows for full account takeovers and it is refusing to fix it, which seems concerning in a country where many states criminalize abortion and investigate women who have miscarriages -
One of the most popular types content on Facebook is "Elon Musk will fix America with this absurd invention" AI content that have millions of views and endless people commenting about how he and Donald Trump will save America thinking it's realOne of the most popular types content on Facebook is "Elon Musk will fix America with this absurd invention" AI content that have millions of views and endless people commenting about how he and Donald Trump will save America thinking it's real
Absurd AI Slop About How Elon Musk Will Fix America Is Megaviral on Facebook
Some of the most popular content on Facebook leading up to the election was AI-generated Elon Musk inspiration porn made by people in other countries that went viral in the US.
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New: An open-source project called DeFlock has mapped thousands of license plate reader surveillance cameras all over the world.New: An open-source project called DeFlock has mapped thousands of license plate reader surveillance cameras all over the world. See if they're in your city. They also need help mapping more
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Many of the problems in the US that have laid the groundwork for Trump's return have been caused or exacerbated by Big Tech.Many of the problems in the US that have laid the groundwork for Trump's return have been caused or exacerbated by Big Tech. We have found that hyperspecific reporting holding the powerful to account and amplifying communities fighting for a better future can and does lead to positive incremental change, and we can do that under Trump or any other president.
Why the Work Still Matters
When Donald Trump won in 2016, we weren't sure if good journalism mattered anymore. Now, we're more sure than ever it does.
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Wild: iPhones cops confiscated as evidence are suddenly rebooting en masse, making them *much* harder for police to hack.Wild: iPhones cops confiscated as evidence are suddenly rebooting en masse, making them *much* harder for police to hack. Cops theorize Apple pushed an update where iPhones communicate w/ each other and tells them to reboot if not connected to a network
Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out
Law enforcement believe the activity, which makes it harder to then unlock the phones, may be due to a potential update in iOS 18 which tells nearby iPhones to reboot if they have not been in contact with a cellular network for some time, according to a document obtained by 404 Media.
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New: I obtained and analyzed hours of meeting audio from the Board of Elections in Columbia County, Georgia, about its plans to use EagleAI, a "voter challenge" tool that experts say could be used to purge voter rollsNew: I obtained and analyzed hours of meeting audio from the Board of Elections in Columbia County, Georgia, about its plans to use EagleAI, a "voter challenge" tool that experts say could be used to purge voter rolls
https://www.404media.co/inside-the-plan-to-use-ai-to-purge-voter-rolls/
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'The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet,' recorded off a German radio station on a cassette in the 1980s, has finally been identified
https://www.404media.co/the-most-mysterious-song-on-the-internet-has-finally-been-identified/
by @mjgault
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Years after Microsoft said it was killing its "gender detection" facial recognition AI, which has been shown over and over again to be inaccurate and weaponized against trans people, it turns out that, actually, it was still available and being usedYears after Microsoft said it was killing its "gender detection" facial recognition AI, which has been shown over and over again to be inaccurate and weaponized against trans people, it turns out that, actually, it was still available and being used:
https://www.404media.co/microsoft-provided-gender-detection-ai-on-accident/
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I don't know how to easily sum this one up for social media but the Washington Post was very important to my family and to me, and now it's not.The sooner we realize as a society that corporate-owned media outlets is not the answer, that you are not who you are because of where you work, and that we can and must build a healthy, independent media ecosystem that is not just conservatives screaming on substack, the better
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I don't know how to easily sum this one up for social media but the Washington Post was very important to my family and to me, and now it's not.I don't know how to easily sum this one up for social media but the Washington Post was very important to my family and to me, and now it's not.
The people at the Washington Post do good work in spite of, not because of Jeff Bezos & WaPo leadership
https://www.404media.co/the-billionaire-is-the-threat-not-the-solution/
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The movie Twister—and ONLY the movie Twister—is unrentable from remaining Redbox machines and no one knows why even after weeks of people reverse-engineering the kiosks.The movie Twister—and ONLY the movie Twister—is unrentable from remaining Redbox machines and no one knows why even after weeks of people reverse-engineering the kiosks.
Twister is Redbox's last DVD.
If you know why this is happening, please tell me
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New: A surveillance tool government agencies have access to can track everywhere a phone goes without a warrant. Someone with access to the tool tracked a person crossing state lines to go to an abortion clinic, then showed us how it works:New: A surveillance tool government agencies have access to can track everywhere a phone goes without a warrant. Someone with access to the tool tracked a person crossing state lines to go to an abortion clinic, then showed us how it works:
Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics
Privacy advocates gained access to a powerful tool bought by U.S. law enforcement agencies that can track smartphone locations around the world. Abortion clinics, places of worship, and individual people can all be monitored without a warrant.
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Amazon argues that it has a First Amendment right to union bust, and claims requiring it to post NLRB posters about workers' rights & host trainings about workers rights in response to labor law violations violates its free speech rightsAmazon argues that it has a First Amendment right to union bust, and claims requiring it to post NLRB posters about workers' rights & host trainings about workers rights in response to labor law violations violates its free speech rights
Amazon Says It Has a First Amendment Right to Union Bust
In response to an NLRB complaint, Amazon argues that preventing it from holding captive-audience meetings violates the U.S. Constitution.
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An Elon Musk-funded PAC is microtargeting Muslim people in Michigan and Jewish people in Pennsylvania with opposite messaging about Kamala Harris using ZIP code targeting, according to data I pulled from Snapchat. Few things from this investigation:An Elon Musk-funded PAC is microtargeting Muslim people in Michigan and Jewish people in Pennsylvania with opposite messaging about Kamala Harris using ZIP code targeting, according to data I pulled from Snapchat. Few things from this investigation:
This Is Exactly How an Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Microtargeting Muslims and Jews With Opposing Messages
The Future Coalition PAC is targeting according to ZIP code in highly specific ways.
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An Elon Musk-funded PAC is microtargeting Muslim people in Michigan and Jewish people in Pennsylvania with opposite messaging about Kamala Harris using ZIP code targeting, according to data I pulled from Snapchat. Few things from this investigation:An Elon Musk-funded PAC is microtargeting Muslim people in Michigan and Jewish people in Pennsylvania with opposite messaging about Kamala Harris using ZIP code targeting, according to data I pulled from Snapchat. Few things from this investigation:
This Is Exactly How an Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Microtargeting Muslims and Jews With Opposing Messages
The Future Coalition PAC is targeting according to ZIP code in highly specific ways.
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New: Automattic is offering employees *another* buyout after the first buyout failed to purge the company of dissent over the WordPress/WP Engine situation.New: Automattic is offering employees *another* buyout after the first buyout failed to purge the company of dissent over the WordPress/WP Engine situation. Employee signups to Blind also rerouted to CEO Matt Mullenweg. Wild story and situation:
Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic Over WordPress Chaos
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg made another buyout offer this week, and threatened employees who speak to the press with termination.
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