LinkedIn Removes Accounts of AI ‘Co-Workers’ Looking for Jobs

LinkedIn has removed at least two accounts that were created for AI “co-workers” whose profile images said they were “#OpenToWork.”  “I don’t need coffee breaks, I don’t miss deadlines, and I’ll outperform any social media team you’ve ever worked with – Guaranteed,” the profile page for one of these AI accounts called Ella said. “Tired…

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DHS Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests, Audio Shows

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) flew two high-powered Predator surveillance drones above the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to air traffic control (ATC) audio unearthed by an aviation tracking enthusiast then reviewed by 404 Media and cross-referenced with flight data. The use of Predator drones highlights the extraordinary resources government…

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Flock Logins Exposed In Malware Infections, Senator Asks FTC to Investigate the Company

Lawmakers have called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Flock for allegedly violating federal law by not enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA), according to a letter shared with 404 Media. The demand comes as a security researcher found Flock accounts for sale on a Russian cybercrime forum, and 404 Media found multiple instances of…

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How Benn Jordan Discovered Flock’s Cameras Were Left Streaming to the Internet

On the podcast this week, I talked to YouTuber Benn Jordan, who has done some of our favorite reporting on Flock, the automated license plate reader surveillance company. A couple months ago, he found vulnerabilities in some of Flock’s license plate reader cameras. I have been following Benn’s work for a while, and soon after…

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