On this week's episode Joseph, Jason, Emanuel and Sam first talk about how Amazon is selling mushroom foraging books that appear to be AI-generated. Not great when foraging can be a matter of life or death. After the break, Joseph explains how he tracked someone through the New York subway using a privacy-leaking feature on an MTA website. <ul>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-mushroom-foraging-books-amazon/">‘Life or Death:’ AI-Generated Mushroom Foraging Books Are All Over Amazon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/i-tracked-nyc-subway-rider-home-omny-mta/">I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/mta-will-disable-omny-trip-history-feature-abuse/">NYC Subway Will Disable ‘Feature’ That Leaked Trip History After 404 Media Investigation</a></li>
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