In this week's Behind the Blog, I wrote more about our lawsuit with ICE seeking access to its $2 million spyware contract. The language used, what exactly we're seeking, etc. And why it's been a long time coming filing a lawsuit like this
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Behind the Blog: Behind 404 Media's ICE Lawsuit
This week, we discuss being journalism dorks, our new lawsuit against ICE, and working on bullshit.
On this week's episode of the 404 Media Podcast we went into more detail about why we're suing ICE. Listen here on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, etc:
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Podcast: We're Suing ICE. Here's Why
Our lawsuit against ICE; the rise of AI 'workslop'; Steam's malicious game problem; and Silk Song.
Mods of the Twin peaks subreddit opened the doors to users uploading AI images related to the show. So users did just that... and flooded the sub with AI images. Subreddit now banned AI.
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Pissed-off Fans Flooded the Twin Peaks Reddit With AI Slop To Protest Its AI Policies
Moderators reversed course on its open door AI policy after fans filled the subreddit with AI-generated Dale Cooper slop.
Those SIM farms the Secret Service seized? They're also popular with another group in particular: ticket scalpers. β€œOur SMS gateway devices support up to 512 SIM cards, ensuring you never miss a verification code,” one ad to ticket scalpers says for example.
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The SIM Farm Hardware Seized by the Secret Service Is Also Popular With Ticket Scalpers
The tech the Secret Service claims can be used to "disable cell phone towers" is very commonly used by ticket scalpers to game Ticketmaster.
In Trump 2.0 surveillance firms are explaining working for ICE/the government with 'we live in a democracy' and shrugging their shoulders. But this democracy is different. Sources say this is to absolve responsibility. "classic double speak" one Palantir source said
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How Surveillance Firms Use β€˜Democracy’ As a Cover for Serving ICE and Trump
Multiple Palantir and Flock sources say the companies are spinning a commitment to "democracy" to absolve them of responsibility. "In my eyes, it i...
The 'Find My Parking Cops' map tracks officers handing out tickets all around San Francisco is real time. Developer reverse engineered how the system works and built this tool. Was taken down for a moment, now it's back. The City is very much aware of it.
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β€˜Find My Parking Cops’ Tracks Officers Handing Out Tickets All Around San Francisco
"Find My Parking Cops" pins the near-realtime locations of parking officers all over the city, and shows what they're issuing fines for, and how much.
The 404 Media Podcast is up! This week: - why we're suing ICE - the rise of AI 'workslop' - subscribers: Steam's malicious game problem and what we all think of Silk Song Apple/Spotify/YouTube:
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Podcast: We're Suing ICE. Here's Why
Our lawsuit against ICE; the rise of AI 'workslop'; Steam's malicious game problem; and Silk Song.
A study has found that AI 'workslop', where coworkers use AI and their colleagues have to spend time fixing it, is taking over workplaces. Workers said that they thought of their colleagues who filed low-quality AI work as "less creative, capable, and reliable."
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AI β€˜Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable
AI slop is taking over workplaces. Workers said that they thought of their colleagues who filed low-quality AI work as "less creative, capable, and...
New from 404 Media: we obtained data showing that CBP flew its drones, which include a fleet of MQ-9 Predator drones, for ICE at least 50 times over a single year. Also flew a drone for the Office of the President. Data in here:
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CBP Flew Drones to Help ICE 50 Times in Last Year
The drone flight log data, which stretches from March 2024 to March 2025, shows CBP flying its drones to support ICE and other agencies. CBP mainta...
Steam hosted a malicious game that stole $32,000 from a cancer patient live on stream. Steam clearly not doing enough to monitor its own platform
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Steam Hosted Malware Game that Stole $32,000 from a Cancer Patient Live on Stream
Scammers stole the crypto from a Latvian streamer battling cancer and the wider security community rallied to make him whole.