New from 404 Media: Apple gave governments data related to thousands of push notifications. Governments request this data in attempt to identify person behind devices. Sometimes include unencrypted push notification content
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Apple Gave Governments Data on Thousands of Push Notifications
Push notification data can sometimes include the unencrypted content of notifications. Requests include from the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Israel.
New from 404 Media: the IRS tax filing software Turbotax tried to kill just got opened source. Available on Github, people are forking it
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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."
New from 404 Media: Ukraine's massive drone attack was powered by open source software. The developer of ArduPilot said β€œThat's ArduPilot, launched from my basement 18 years ago. Crazy,” in response to footage of the attack
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Ukraine's Massive Drone Attack Was Powered by Open Source Software
Ukraine used ArduPilot to help it wipe out Russian targets. It wasn’t the first time and it won’t be the last.
We spoke to 15 teachers about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives. "Honestly, if we ejected all the genAI tools into the sun, I would be quite pleased."
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Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
New from 404 Media: even mods of a pro-AI subreddit are having to ban mentally unwell users who believe ChatGPT is letting them talk to God, etc.
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Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions
β€œAI is rizzing them up in a very unhealthy way at the moment.”
New from 404 Media: Flock says it will not use hacked data in its new people search tool for cops. This comes after internal pressure and our coverage based on leaked material revealing the plans
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Flock Decides Not to Use Hacked Data in People Search Tool
The move comes after internal pressure and 404 Media’s reporting.
New from 404 Media: a cop in Texas performed a nationwide search of license plate reading cameras for a woman who got an abortion, according to multiple sets of data we've reviewed. Included cameras where abortion is legal, like Washington and Illinois
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A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock camer...
Here's a clip from the YouTube version of our podcast all about Flock, the AI-enabled cameras across the country that local cops are searching on behalf of ICE. It's the technical infrastructure for national surveillance. YouTube here:
A new tool has scraped YouTube comments, lets harassers or anyone else search for a specific user, use AI to approximate where the person might be from based on their comments. Developer says it's for cops, but there are no checks. We signed up and used it
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Developer Builds Tool That Scrapes YouTube Comments, Uses AI to Predict Where Users Live
The developer claims the tool is for cops, but anyone can sign up and use it for targeted harassment.
The 404 Media Podcast is out! This week we talk all about Flock, the nationwide AI-enabled cameras in thousands of U.S. communities - how ICE is accessing this system - Flock's plans to use hacked data to identify people - subscribers-only: the future of Civitai
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Podcast: ICE's 'Backdoor' Into a Nationwide AI Surveillance Network
How ICE is accessing data from Flock cameras; a new invasive surveillance product; and the radical changes made at AI platform Civitai.