An Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Running a Democrat Impersonation Campaign
An Elon Musk-funded super PAC has expanded an advertising campaign in which it is impersonating Democrats and targeting registered Republicans with policies unpopular with conservatives they say Kamal...
30 Okt 202450min
How Politician Turned Advocate Susanna Gibson Battles Non-Consensual Imagery
In this special interview episode of the 404 Media podcast, I talked to Susanna Gibson, a nurse practitioner who ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2023 and is now a victim advocate ...
25 Okt 20241h 2min
How the U.S. Government Tracks Your Phone
This week we start with a massive story about location data. Privacy advocates gained access to a tool bought by multiple U.S. agencies called Locate X, which tracks smartphones around the world. We f...
23 Okt 202455min
Why the WordPress Chaos Matters
We start this week's episode with the ongoing (and pretty confusing!) conflict between Wordpress.com and WP Engine. It might sound like drama, but it actually could have ramifications for the wider we...
16 Okt 202444min
The Smart Glasses That Dox Strangers
This week we start with Joseph's piece about a couple of Harvard students who cobbled together a pair of Meta's smart glasses that automatically dox people just by looking at them. After break, Sam an...
9 Okt 202445min
One Year Anniversary Subscriber Bonanza
This is a trailer for the subscribers-only podcast for 404 Media's one year anniversary! We go long on the business, subscriber numbers, what people value, how to get our articles in front of people, ...
4 Okt 20246min
AI Companies Are Opting You In By Default
Over the past two weeks we've had a ton of stories where AI and other companies have opted users into data collection and processing by default. What the hell is going on??? They're all doing it at on...
2 Okt 202440min
Telegram is Working With the Cops
We have two related stories this week. First, Joseph, Emanuel, and Sam break down their experiences with Telegram, and the social network's massive policy shift. The company says it will now process v...
25 Sep 202446min
