Podcast
New Podcast Alert: The Globe-Spanning, Multi-Newsroom Hunt for Mr. Deepfakes
In a new series by CBC Podcasts, hosted by 404 Media's Sam Cole, join journalists, investigators, and targets of non-consensual intimate images on the hunt for the worlds’ most prolific deepfake mastermind.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Using Your Brain
This week, we discuss wishes made for better privacy, god complexes, and the point of it all.
Amazon
Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address
Amazon is allowing gift senders to choose items from third-party sellers, which could open recipients up to new privacy risks.
Podcast
Podcast: Privacy Under Pressure (With Harlo Holmes)
Harlo and Sam discuss the important privacy and security work she does every day alongside and for journalists, and why it’s only becoming more crucial.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Nothing to Hide Here
This week, we discuss parenting blogs, Pinterest sawing its own legs off, and legal guardrails.
AI
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans
Kylie Brewer isn't unaccustomed to harassment online. But when people started using Grok-generated nudes of her on an OnlyFans account, it reached another level.
chatbots
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: The Neverending Cybersecurity Story
This week, we discuss AI bubble hysteria, "just go independent," and more.
Jeffrey Epstein
The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted a photo of the Mona Lisa. Now we know why.
Jeffrey Epstein
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Own Goals and Lying Devs
This week, we discuss a trip to Kenya, reconstructing images, and lying developers.
hacks
Hackers Say They've Hacked Match Group, Maker of Hinge, OkCupid
Match Group says it is investigating claims that a mass of internal data was hacked from its popular dating apps.