New from 404 Media: we've confirmed that Apple quietly introduced code that automatically reboots an iPhone if it hasn't been unlocked after a period of time. This is why cops are being mysteriously locked out of iPhones they're trying to search. https://www.404media.co/apple-quietly-introduced-iphone-reboot-code-which-is-locking-out-cops/

We're a tiny outlet, obviously. We're not going to make false promises about the power of journalism to stop the march to authoritarianism. But, we will continue work on the local, state, federal level and expose everything we can to generate impact https://www.404media.co/why-the-work-still-matters-under-trump/

In the wake of Trump's victory, we've seen some people unsubscribe because they feel that nothing matters now (they told us this).

But the work still matters. We're not going anywhere and will cover the administration aggressively like we did in 2016 https://www.404media.co/why-the-work-still-matters-under-trump/

The cause is unclear right now, and the iOS 18 update is just a police theory. Matthew Green said that theory was "deeply suspect" https://www.404media.co/police-freak-out-at-iphones-mysteriously-rebooting-themselves-locking-cops-out/

This applied to phones that were in Airplane mode, and even one in a faraday box https://www.404media.co/police-freak-out-at-iphones-mysteriously-rebooting-themselves-locking-cops-out/

Here is the law enforcement document I obtained. It says that a bunch of iPhones were in an AFU state (easier to get data from). Then a bunch of them rebooted into a BFU state (much harder if not impossible to get data from) https://www.404media.co/police-freak-out-at-iphones-mysteriously-rebooting-themselves-locking-cops-out/

New from 404 Media: police freaking out at iPhones stored for forensic examination mysteriously rebooting themselves. This makes brute forcing much harder. Cops hypothesize Apple pushed an update that tells nearby iPhones to reboot if not on phone network https://www.404media.co/police-freak-out-at-iphones-mysteriously-rebooting-themselves-locking-cops-out/

Did you vote in America yesterday? If so, you just got doxed

This site takes voter records that can be hard to source and puts them all into one place. Name, address, voter history, for free. It turns voting into a privacy and security risk https://www.404media.co/voted-in-america-this-site-doxed-you/

Last week, the Vatican unveiled Luce, a cartoon character that will serve as the Catholic Church's mascot. But she's already an AI porn sensation, according to a bunch of Luce-themed AI models on Cititai (a16z funded site) https://www.404media.co/luce-porn-vatican/

New: inside the US government-bought tool that can track phones at abortion clinics. Called Locate X, it tracks phones around the world without a warrant. Leakers showed it in action, we watched a phone go from Alabama, to an abortion clinic, back again https://www.404media.co/inside-the-u-s-government-bought-tool-that-can-track-phones-at-abortion-clinics/

New: some Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content on Wikipedia.” https://www.404media.co/the-editors-protecting-wikipedia-from-ai-hoaxes/