Congress Launches Investigation into Flock After 404 Media Reporting πŸ”—
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Congress Launches Investigation into Flock After 404 Media Reporting
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's office said this was β€œa formal investigation into Flock Group Inc. over its role in enabling invasive surveilla...
The British government is asking people to delete their emails to reduce stress on data centers. πŸ”—
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UK Asks People to Delete Emails In Order to Save Water During Drought
As Britain experiences one of its worst droughts in decades, its leaders suggest people get rid of old data to reduce stress on data centers.
Feds Used Local Cop's Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras πŸ”—
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Feds Used Local Cop's Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras
A DEA agent used a local cop's password "for federal investigations in late January 2025 without [the cop's] knowledge of said use."
Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content πŸ”—
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Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content
Submit to biometric face scanning or risk your account being deleted, Spotify says, following the enactment of the UK's Online Safety Act.
Tea User Files Class Action After Women’s Safety App Exposes Data πŸ”—
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Tea User Files Class Action After Women’s Safety App Exposes Data
The Plaintiff claims Tea harmed her and β€˜thousands of other similarity situated persons in the massive and preventable cyberattack.’
Gun Nerds Dismantle Infamous Pistol to Research If It Fires at Random πŸ”—
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Gun Nerds Dismantle Infamous Pistol to Research If It Fires at Random
The Sig Sauer P320 has a reputation for firing without pulling the trigger. The manufacturer says that's impossible, but the firearms community is ...
Grindr Won’t Let Users Say 'No Zionists' πŸ”—
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Grindr Won’t Let Users Say 'No Zionists'
An error message appears saying "The following are not allowed: no zionist, no zionists" when users try to add the phrase to their bios, but any nu...
We're Publishing Our ICE Reporting In Spanish πŸ”—
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We're Publishing Our ICE Reporting In Spanish
From ICE's facial recognition app to its Palantir contract, we've translated a spread of our ICE articles into Spanish and made them freely available.
Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission πŸ”—
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Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission
"They could fix this problem. One of their talented software engineers could stop this fraudulent practice in its tracks, if they had the will to d...
We found hacked data that revealed dozens of people on deportation flights to El Salvador are missing. πŸ”—
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Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador
Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. β€œWe have not heard fr...