For years, the must-have phone for the discerning drug trafficker or hitman was a brand you may not have heard of: AN0M. Reporter Joseph Cox tells us the story of the AN0M phone, its sudden rise and shocking fall, and the shadowy group behind its invention.Joseph's new book: Dark Wire.Incognito Mode, our ad-free, no-rerun, bonus episode feed.
May 2024
How the FBI's fake cell phone company put criminals into real jail cells
There is a constant arms race between law enforcement and criminals, especially when it comes to technology. For years, law enforcement has been frustrated with encrypted messaging apps, like Signal and Telegram. And law enforcement has been even more frustrated by encrypted phon ... Show More
23m 59s
Sep 2020
Privacy from government and the importance of misinformation
In world where privacy is difficult to come by, how much can you actually trust the apps on your phone? Ex-Hacker and Brand Ambassador for CTRL Group Bastien Treptel talks with Simon Harmaan, the CEO of the Loki Project, a Melbourne-based privacy software foundation about why we ... Show More
25m 19s
Mar 2021
The AI-Enabled Cameras Surveilling Towns Across America
Wanna hear a story that involves automatic license plate reader technology, AI-powered cameras that detect the movements of cars across the United States, cops, and well, Burger King? Well today on the show we have Motherboard reporter of all-things-surveillance, Joseph Cox, on t ... Show More
25m 56s
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