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The Shaky Science of License Plate Readers
Episode 31
A jam packed episode this week. First, Jason explains how a 'study' that says surveillance company Flock is “instrumental in solving 10 percent of re…
2 years, 1 month ago
Shrimp Jesus
Episode 30
Shrimp Jesus. Shrimp Jesus. Shrimp Jesus. That is what the first story is about! We now have robust academic research into the mass of AI-generated g…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Hackers Steal Mountains of Oxy and Adderall
Episode 29
Somehow we filled a whole hour and it felt like five minutes! First Joseph explains his deep story on how hackers and fraudsters are injecting themse…
2 years, 1 month ago
The AI-Powered TikTok Hustlers
Episode 28
We go long (and play some bonus audio) for Jason's story inside the wild world of TikTok and Instagram hustlers who are using AI to swarm platforms w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools
Tumblr and WordPress are set to sell posts to OpenAI and Midjourney. And cops are wearing body cameras in libraries. In this episode, Jason, Sam, and…
2 years, 2 months ago
Byron Tau on the New U.S. Surveillance State
Episode 27
New format alert! We are experimenting with publishing additional interview episodes! These will not replace the normal weekly show. Rather, we'll up…
2 years, 2 months ago
A Deepfake Nightmare + Vibrator Malware
Episode 26
A ton of stuff to talk about this week. We start with Jason and Emanuel's dive into how a deepfake nudify app rocked a high school. We got a copy of …
2 years, 2 months ago
An Open Source Search Engine to Replace Google
Episode 25
We've got a real variety this week. First, Emanuel talks about Paradox.ai, a tool that massive brands like McDonald's, CVS, and FedEx are using to sc…
2 years, 2 months ago
Inside a Fraud Factory
Episode 24
This week we start with Joseph's investigation into OnlyFake, an underground website that lets anyone generate convincing photos of fake IDs at the c…
2 years, 3 months ago
This Is It. The Deepfake Reckoning
Episode 23
(I went in and fixed the audio issue! Please make sure your podcast client has the latest version downloaded. Okay, back to working on an investigati…
2 years, 3 months ago