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Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: [email protected]

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New: court records show the DHS officials who tried to search the man who wiped his GrapheneOS phone lied. They pushed him about having child abuse images. Documents reveal that was a pretext; he wasn't suspected of this at all. He's a Stop Cop City activist https://www.404media.co/dhs-said-they-searched-man-who-wiped-grapheneos-phone-for-child-abuse-material-they-lied/

404 MediaDHS Said They Searched Man Who Wiped GrapheneOS Phone for Child Abuse Material. They LiedOfficials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material. It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.”

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'Reverse-engineer anything' is the new Wild West of AI. People are using AI to remove bloatware from their TVs, remove ads from baby monitors, etc. But it's software wave that may contain malware. You're not going to be able to avoid this even if you don't like AI https://www.404media.co/reverse-engineer-anything-is-the-new-wild-west-of-ai/

404 Media‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the New Wild West of AIDecompiled, cloned, and modified software is going viral and might slopify everything.

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A group of Texans believe they’ve discovered evidence that the state’s environmental regulatory agency has continued to issue permits to data centers despite Governor Greg Abbott’s call for it to stop.

https://www.404media.co/it-aint-right-texas-said-it-would-halt-data-center-permits-the-state-is-pushing-ahead-anyway/

404 Media'It Ain't Right:' Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway“The Caldwell Technology Park [...] the Stargate facility, and a bunch of other very large hyperscale facilities have gotten regulatory approvals [...] so it's not like a real pause."

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