We start this week with Joseph’s story about the FCC’s wild proposal to require peoples’ government ID numbers to even get a phone plan. The FCC is doing it to curb robocalls, but also said it would be useful for a bunch of other stuff. After the break, Jason tells ...
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ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data BrokerICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be purchasing records related to immigrants’ tax identifiers from a data broker, potentially skirting a court order that banned ICE from sourcing such information, according to Senator Ron Wyden and government procurement records reviewed by 404 Media. The contract, worth nearly $10 million, ...
Hackers Are Hijacking Entire Roblox Games NowHackers Are Hijacking Entire Roblox Games Now
Hackers have long targeted Roblox accounts to steal a player’s valuable items, which can sometimes be worth many tens of thousands of very real dollars. But that wasn’t enough for some. Now, hackers are taking over Roblox developer accounts and stealing ownership of entire video games and digital worlds. Multiple ...
Hackers Publish Knicks and Madison Square Garden Data OnlineHackers Publish Knicks and Madison Square Garden Data Online
Hackers have published data stolen from Madison Square Garden online for anyone to download, including what they say is customers’ personal information. A sample reviewed by 404 Media includes files mentioning specific sports teams, and specifically Knicks-related personalities, with fields such as “address,” “claim to fame,” “cost of talent,” and ...
Disclosure Day’s Delusion Is That People Would Think Alien Videos Are Not AIDisclosure Day’s Delusion Is That People Would Think Alien Videos Are Not AI
*This article contains spoilers for Disclosure Day* Disclosure Day a perfectly entertaining, fun blockbuster movie built around the wildly flawed premise that the human race could be brought together by being shown blurry videos of aliens on primetime news programming—or that they would believe it at all. Its core delusional ...
The OPSEC Rave Wave (with Imani Thompson)The OPSEC Rave Wave (with Imani Thompson)
This week, I’m thrilled to be joined by Imani Thompson. Imani is a digital security trainer and host of a series of events called Cache Me Outside, where she and partner orgs help people understand their personal security, divest from big tech platforms, and learn how to stay safe online. ...
It Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research SuggestsIt Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests
A tiny snippet of user-generated text as short as 13 words long is often enough to manipulate the AI agents that power tools like ChatGPT and Google’s AI search, new research shows. The study suggests that it is trivially easy for brands to inject promotional content on sites like Reddit, ...
Judge Rules Blacked.com Can Sue Meta for Scraping Its PornJudge Rules Blacked.com Can Sue Meta for Scraping Its Porn
A federal judge has rejected Meta’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit from Strike 3 Holdings, the company that owns popular sites like Blacked, Vixen, and Tushy, for scraping its porn videos. The decision shows Meta’s nonsensical justification for scraping massive amounts of copyrighted material from the internet in order to ...
Scientists Discover Vast Ancient ‘Necropolis’ Teeming With Strange New CreaturesScientists Discover Vast Ancient ‘Necropolis’ Teeming With Strange New Creatures
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that died in the deep, let nature call, tossed a galactic salad, and became interstellar voyeurs. First, there’s a whale necropolis under the sea that is packed with ancient carcasses and teeming with new species. Then: a bygone world ...
Behind the Blog: World Cup Madness and Film ReviewsBehind the Blog: World Cup Madness and Film Reviews
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss Trump fucking up the World Cup, some thoughts on ICE coverage, and movies. JASON: I have been meaning for weeks to write ...