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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 upload an interview with people we find interesting …
Published on 1 year, 4 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 the police report, and more than anything else it …
Published on 1 year, 4 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 screen job applicants. It uses a bit of AI, but real…
Published on 1 year, 4 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 click of a mouse. Joseph successfully used one of t…
Published on 1 year, 4 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 investigation now, thank you for bearing with us) This week's…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Why Google Is Shit Now
Episode 22
We're doing something a little different this episode. For the whole free section of the podcast, we're talking all about the degradation of Google. That includes AI-generated articles making their w…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Google Finally Endorses Right to Repair
Episode 21
Well, that was a pleasant surprise: Google has formally endorsed right to repair! Jason not only broke this news but then had a long conversation with Google about why it made the change (spoiler: it…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Deepfaked Celeb Scam Ads Are All Over YouTube
Episode 20
Jason decided to publish our first story minutes before recording, so here is some hot off the presses material. That piece was about scam ads on YouTube involving deepfaked celebrities. After the br…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Inside a $7 Million Airbnb Scam
Episode 19
We are back for 2024! We hit the ground running this week with a story about charges against a man for allegedly orchestrating a massive, nationwide Airbnb scam. Then Sam speaks about how Pornhub is …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
These Companies Say They're Using Microphone Audio to Target Ads
Episode 18
In this week's show, we start with a couple of articles about how companies might *actually* be listening to conversations through smart device microphones to target ads. Plenty of questions remain, …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago