Off The Hook (low-bitrate)

Pushback against age verification technology, monetization of social media, listener criticism, 1 billion identity records exposed in ID verification data leak, Iranian hacking group targeted Stryker in attack, hackers broke into FBI system, Jello Biafra hospitalized after stroke.

Alex is in Old Blighty, flight disruptions, presidential power, Anthropic pushes back against Pentagon, elected officials on Twitter, FCC encourages patriotic content.

Surviving the blizzard, impending RAM shortage, new app detects nearby smart glasses, listener phone calls.

Alex is in London, Ring cuts ties with Flock, Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files, AI agent complains about rejected code contribution, DHS wants social media sites to expose anti-ICE accounts.

Doorbell cameras and privacy concerns, Google shared info on student activist with ICE, FBI unable to access reporter's data on iPhone in lockdown mode, account passwords exposed in Epstein files.