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The 404 Media Podcast · Jun 18, 2025 · 46 min

Airlines Sold Your Flight Data to DHS—And Covered It Up

This week we start with Joseph’s article about the U.S’s major airlines selling customers’ flight information to Customs and Border Protection and then telling the agency to not reveal where the data came from. After the break, Emanuel tells us how AI scraping bots are breaking open libraries, archives, and museums. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains the casual surveillance relationship between ICE and local cops, according to emails he got. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/Auc7NPD2ig4 Our New FOIA Forum! 6/18, 1PM ET Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police Subscribe at 404media.co for bonus content Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week we start with Joseph’s article about the U.S’s major airlines selling customers’ flight information to Customs and Border Protection and then telling the agency to not reveal where the data came from. After the break, Emanuel tells us how AI scraping bots are breaking open libraries, archives, and museums. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains the casual surveillance relationship between ICE and local cops, according to emails he got.


YouTube version: https://youtu.be/Auc7NPD2ig4

Subscribe at 404media.co for bonus content

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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