The people search sites listed in notebook of the suspected Minnesota killer are a failure of congress. Lawmakers moved before when a stalker got the address of an actor and murdered her. People search sites meanwhile are a Google search away and present constant risk
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The People Search Sites in the Suspected Minnesota Killer's Notebook Are a Failure of Congress
The list of sites in the suspect's notebook, which can easily reveal where someone lives, are a simple Google search away, have been for years, and...
I just tried to pre-order the Trump T1 Phone, the new all gold phone from the Trump Organization. The website failed, went to an error page, and then charged my credit card the wrong amount of $64.70. I have no idea whether or how I’ll receive the phone.
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I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong Amount
I got a confirmation email saying I'll get another confirmation when it's shipped. But I haven't provided a shipping address.
New from 404 Media: emails we obtained show the casual surveillance alliance between ICE and local cops. One cop performed Flock ALPR lookups for HSI; later, same cop asked HSI to search DHS's license plate database. This is casually done over email, no legal process
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Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police
Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.
New from 404 Media: Customs and Border Protection confirms it is flying Predator drones above the LA protests. The agency explicitly says this is in support of ICE. Comes after we reviewed flight data/air traffic control audio which showed DHS Predator drones over LA
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CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE
The confirmation follows 404 Media's reporting using flight data and air traffic control (ATC) audio that showed the agency was flying Predator dro...
New from 404 Media: Wikipedia has paused its experimental AI-generated summaries at the top of articles after an overwhelmingly negative reaction from the Wikipedia editors community. "Just because Google has rolled out its AI summaries doesn't mean we need to"
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Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
β€œThis would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source,” one Wikipedi...
Heads-up: our next FOIA Forum, a livestream event where 404 Media teaches you how to pry records from the government, will be Weds 18th June, 1PM ET (that's one week from now!). We'll show you how we got docs about AI personas for cops that pose as college protesters
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Our New FOIA Forum! 6/18, 1PM ET
Come learn how we got records all about an AI company working with cops.
The 404 Media Podcast is out! This week - the aircraft flying above the LA anti-ICE protests, including DHS predator drones - Waymos on fire - subscribers-only: a massive guilty plea a sex trafficking ring case
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Podcast: Feds Flew Predator Drones Over The LA Protests
All about the spy planes and burning Waymos at the anti-ICE protests in LA, and a guilty plea for a massive sex trafficking ring.
New from 404 Media: DHS flew Predator drones over the LA anti-ICE protests. As well as flight data this is further corroborated with air traffic control audio. The audio mentions "TROY" (callsign used by DHS) and "Q-9" (shorthand for MQ-9, the Predator B drones)
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DHS Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests, Audio Shows
Air traffic control (ATC) audio unearthed by an aviation tracking enthusiast then reviewed by 404 Media shows two Predator drones leaving, and head...
New from 404 Media: Github is leaking Trump's plans to 'accelerate' AI across government. β€œai.gov” is supposed to launch on July 4 and will include an analytics feature that shows how much a specific government team is using AI
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GitHub is Leaking Trump’s Plans to 'Accelerate' AI Across Government
A new website and API called AI.gov is set to launch on the Fourth of July.
New from 404 Media: Delta, United, American etc don't want you to know they sold your flight data to DHS. The country's airlines sell bulk names and flight itineraries to DHS to be searched without a warrant. Contract tells DHS to not reveal where this data came from
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Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.