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EP 265.5 The Deep Dive. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for November 4th., 2025 and the Purported Porch Pirate
AI agents are exploding in power and reach, simultaneously automating code security (OpenAI Aardvark), bypassing paywalls, and triggering corporate warfare (Amazon vs. Perplexity). Yet automated surveillance is failing citizens: a Colorado woman was falsely accused of theft byFlock cameras, only cleared by her Rivian’s own footage. Norway disabled internet on 850 Chinese buses after finding hidden remote-shutdown features, while Xi Jinping joked about “backdoors” when gifting Xiaomi phones to South Korea’s president—amid live U.S.-China trade tensions.
1. AI Agents & Browsers
• Atlas (OpenAI)…
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