The 404 Media Podcast

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We start this week with Joseph’s article about Samuel Tunick, the man charged with allegedly wiping his phone before DHS officials could search it. It’s a wild case with a lot to unpack. After the break, Jason tells us all about a TikTok Shop scheme powered by AI. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about possibly the dumbest AI tool ever made.

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‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone

Inside an AI TikTok Shop Slop Factory That Shills Supplements Recalled By the FDA

Google Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images

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This week Joseph speaks to Jonathan Paz, a former Flock employee and now candidate for Congress in Massachusetts’ 5th District. They talk all about Paz’s work at Flock, how he was tasked with trying to convince cities to buy Flock cameras, and when he ultimately quit the company. It’s a rare peek inside a company that so many people are talking about.

ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows

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We start this week with Matthew’s experience of what happened when Flock came to his small town. It’s a microcosm of what is happening all across the United States. After the break, Sam tells us about a bunch of no phone Luddite events. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains why anti-Flock influencers making up BS are bad, actually.

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What Happened When Flock Came to My Town

Being a Luddite Is Fun Again

The Rise of Anti-Flock Influencers Who Make Things Up for Clout

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This week Joseph talks to Mike Yeagley. As you’ll hear, he is a very interesting guy. He introduced parts of the government to the whole idea of commercially sourced location data. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying the data, and showing what could be done with it. It’s a fascinating conversation.

- How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin

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We start this week with Joseph’s story on how cops are using Flock to track actual people, not just cars, with searches like “male with tattoos.” After the break, Emanuel tells us all about the company that is explicitly selling mountains of books to AI companies and promising to keep the sales a secret. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us how he learned about the Suno hack and what it showed us.

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How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars

AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

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