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my city councilman told me cops keep stalking his constituents so I asked how many flock cameras he has and he said he just goes to the police department and gets a new contract afterwards so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding constituents to flock cameras and then his daughter started crying.
Hypervisible“A Sumter County Sheriff’s Office detective reportedly used three separate law-enforcement databases — not to solve cases, but to monitor her husband’s ex-wife.”
Tons of peoples' Claude chats are exposed on Google. Cryptocurrency keys, API keys, login credentials, legal discussions, more. This happened with ChatGPT last year. And Claude too. There's clearly an ongoing issue with search engines indexing peoples' AI chats www.404media.co/tons-of-peop...
Tons of Peoples’ Claude Chats and Creations are Exposed on GoogleClaude users are creating public share links, but probably don't realize that means their chats are now ending up in Google searches where anyone can dig through them.www.404media.co
i went to a Luddite festival in NYC that was organized entirely off social media to prove you don’t need captive tech platforms (yes, including this one!) to hang out and have a good time. @404media.co 📵
Being a Luddite Is Fun AgainAs tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.www.404media.coUpdated with Flock comment: Flock has walked back this feature www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-s...
Flock's CEO Says its ALPRs Don't Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They CanFlock's CEO Garrett Langley says people don't understand the capabilities of its ALPR system, but they do.www.404media.coin one week! learn how to file effective requests that get docs back in our next FOIA FORUM: www.404media.co/our-new-foia... we offer these workshops to 404 Media subscribers at the Supporter level; if you're not yet a Supporter, upgrade your membership to get access: www.404media.co/membership/
Membership404 Media is an independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.www.404media.co
working on a new project for @aftermath.site: a semi-comprehensive, regularly-updated list of every game studio that refuses to use AI. if that sounds like your studio, message me with the reason(s) why as well as basic details about what you make. DMs open and email is nathan@aftermath.site
ty for reminding me to get MADDER www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PRMeta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.www.404media.coScooter"Would you write this story if it was being filmed with an iPhone?"
the ones where guys use the glasses to harass old people working in retail make me really sad. we wrote about people using them to harass massage parlor workers a YEAR ago. our entire media ecosystem does not need to be this toxic www.404media.co/metas-ray-ba...
Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers“The shameless use of covert recording technology at massage parlours to gain likes, attention, and online notoriety is both disgusting and dangerous.”www.404media.coConte has been outspoken about his believes about AI for a while. most recently, he very loudly told training scrapers to "get off his cloud" www.404media.co/patreon-clou...
Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators' Work for AI Training“Creators deserve credit, compensation, and consent. If that's not on the table, the crawlers can stay the fuck off Patreon," CEO Jack Conte wrote on Thursday.www.404media.co"AI has fundamentally transformed the tech industry, the pace of change has never been more intense, and I expect it to get even faster. Each of us will play a role in redefining how we work together as the nature of our work continues to change over time." www.404media.co/patreon-lays...
Patreon Lays Off 20 Percent of Its WorkforceIn an internal email shared with creators, CEO Jack Conte wrote that AI doesn’t replace human creativity — but it does affect how the company operates.www.404media.coin an email to staff this morning, Conte wrote that he both doesn't believe AI replaces human creativity... but does see it as changing the way tech companies, including his own, operate day to day: www.404media.co/patreon-lays...
Patreon Lays Off 20 Percent of Its WorkforceIn an internal email shared with creators, CEO Jack Conte wrote that AI doesn’t replace human creativity — but it does affect how the company operates.www.404media.coNext week we'll teach 404 Media subscribers how to pry records from the government. It's a new FOIA Forum, a livestream where we show you in realtime how to get all sorts of docs. Details: www.404media.co/our-new-foia... Not a subcriber? Become one here to access: 404media.co/membership
Our New FOIA Forum! 7/30, 1PM ETJoin us for our latest FOIA Forum where we teach you how to pry records from the government.www.404media.co
had a bad time at a city council meeting last night. I live in a town of 12,000 people. They just voted to install 22 Flock cameras, bringing the total to 33. That's 1 Flock camera per 300 residents. It's more Flock cameras than police officers
What Happened When Flock Came to My TownMy small town in South Carolina will soon have more Flock cameras than police officers.www.404media.coYou opened a credit card. ICE now knows where you live. Here's how when you open a credit card your address leaves your bank, goes through middlemen companies, and ends up with ICE. ICE plans to use this data for immigration and 'voter fraud'. No warrant More: www.404media.co/you-opened-a...
