Joseph Cox

@josephfcox

journalist covering hackers/crime/platforms for . Signal ☎️+44 20 8133 5190. Wickr 📳 josephcox. XMPP 🔑 jfcox@jabber.ccc.de 📨joseph.cox@vice.com

Joined March 2011

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  1. Jan 31

    The human infrastructure that carries your conveniently ordered takeout food isn't given anywhere to pee

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    This is a really important piece by dream team and . Bottom line, Gig workers are treated as subhuman by many restaurants and the companies that employ them

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  3. Jan 31

    Updated with Wyden statement on FCC determining that at least one telecom company broke the law by selling phone location data

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  4. Jan 31

    "I feel like my story needs to get out in case it could help someone else in the future" the Iranian-born, American soldier told us

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  5. Jan 31

    This soldier was on military business, according to docs obtained. Border patrol still stopped them, questioned them, took their phone. This comes after CBP originally denied wasn't stopping people based on heritage, and then CNN got memo saying otherwise

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    SCOOP: Motherboard has learned that Border Patrol detained an Iranian born, active duty American soldier on official military business at the border. Their personal cell phone was seized and sent to a forensics lab in aftermath of Soleimani assassination:

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  7. Jan 31

    New: days ago CBP detained Iranian-born, American soldier at border and seized their iPhone. CBP sent the iPhone to a lab for analysis, according to docs we obtained. Soldier doesn't have their phone back; believes only targeted because of Iranian descent

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  8. Jan 31

    Here's our piece on this. FCC Confirms 'One or More' Carriers Broke the Law Selling Location Data

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  9. Jan 31

    New: the FCC has concluded its investigation into the sale of phone location data, and has found that one or more telecom companies broke federal law. Doesn't name the companies yet, but FCC likely to recommend fines in the coming days (we found telecos selling to bounty hunters)

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    Roger Thomas Clark, aka “Variety Jones,” allegedly Ross Ulbricht’s right-hand man during the Silk Road era, pleaded guilty to narcotics conspiracy in fed court in Manhattan yesterday.

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  11. Jan 31

    Fuck brexit fuck you (that’s the tweet)

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  12. Jan 30

    The FBI is investigating the potential role of NSO Group in hacks of American residents, according to four people. Piece also attributes some info to people who were interviewed by the FBI as part of the probe

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    Jan 30

    I had a great time chatting with at earlier this week about that every looming, enigmatic black box of terrible internet fears and confusion: the dark web. No, you can't buy hitman services. Yes, all of your data is compromised. Welcome.

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    I'm guessing this wasn't supposed to be in the pic

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  15. Jan 30

    Updated our piece with new statement from Senator Wyden on Avast antivirus stopping its data selling business. "The decision today to shutter its data broker subsidiary is a model for how companies should respond to criticism of privacy abuses."

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  16. Jan 30

    CNET pulling this bullshit too, saying Avast denied the allegations. They did not. Also, credit us.

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  17. Jan 30

    Reuters said "Avast denied the allegations" No they did not. Avast did not deny anything in our reporting when approached for comment. Instead in response, they just closed a company worth tens of millions of dollars.

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    Quite a lot going on here today: Avast agreed to buy back the $65 million, 35 percent stake in Jumpshot it sold to another data company in July. CEO says hundreds of people will lose their jobs and that Avast is completely leaving the data broker world

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  19. Jan 30

    Here is the Avast announcement in full:

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    NEW: Avast will no longer collect or sell its users’ browsing data following a joint investigation by Motherboard and .

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