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...
Podcast: How to Fight Back Against AI Bot Scrapers πŸ”—
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Podcast: How to Fight Back Against AI Bot Scrapers
The rise of Anubis; ICE's new facial recognition app; and a bunch of articles about LLMs.
The Open-Source Software Saving the Internet From AI Bot Scrapers πŸ”—
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The Open-Source Software Saving the Internet From AI Bot Scrapers
Anubis, which block AI scrapers from scraping websites to death, has been downloaded almost 200,000 times.
Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to DHS Finally Registers as a Data Broker πŸ”—
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Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to DHS Finally Registers as a Data Broker
It’s a legal requirement for data brokers to register in the state of California. ARC, the airlines-owned data broker that has been selling your ...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show πŸ”—
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ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to int...
Podcast: This Site Unmasks Cops With Facial Recognition πŸ”—
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Podcast: This Site Unmasks Cops With Facial Recognition
A tool that uses facial recognition to reveal cops' names, a big and complicated AI ruling, and the AI slop between Iran and Israel.