A Florida cop ran his ex-wife’s plate 717 times on a camera network watching 120,000 American streets. This week, Flock Safety cofounder Garrett Langley admitted police have abused his license plate cameras but insisted Flock isn’t Big Brother. Both can’t be true. Electronic Frontier Foundations’ Dr. Matthew Guariglia joins me to sort out which one is. Plus, a reporter hid an AirTag in a stack of books to find out what Amazon was really doing with them. Spoiler: shredding them to feed AI. And there’s a T. rex involved. Also, a listener dropped her phone in an airplane toilet. She went in after it. Gloved. Elbow deep. The phone survived. Her dignity did not. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 McDonald’s app is keeping 515 pages on how you eat. 6:43 Flock’s CEO admits cops abused his cameras. 15:22 AI drafts Andrew’s fantasy football team. It made it go sideways. 20:37 Electricians are pulling $260K. Zero college debt. 21:28 Phone, meet airplane toilet. She got it back. 31:36 Komando merch drop. One week only. 33:33 Telescope ranches let you stargaze from your couch. 39:20 One prank trapped 50 Waymos on a single street. 42:13 Amazon is shredding rare books to feed AI. 47:17 Ferrari’s first EV made history. And $40 million. 50:26 The dating app location trick a listener busted. 1:04:12 Let a chatbot build your home inventory before you need it. 1:06:03 Can someone watch me through my smart TV? 1:08:49 A robotics teacher wants an AI side hustle. 1:15:46 A chatbot boss fired a human. Legally. 1:17:34 A fake FBI call cost this woman $4.3 million. 1:22:08 People are marrying their chatbots. Vows and everything. 1:25:06 EFF’s Dr. Matthew Guariglia on the truth about Flock. 1:32:10 Roommates vs. landlord, settled by diss track. 1:46:31 Are you risking your kids’ privacy every time you upload a photo to AI? Love the show? Tap follow, so you never miss an episode, then leave a 5-star review. Takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. I read every single one. Show website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ Connect: @kimkomando A cop ran 717 searches on his ex. That’s not surveillance. That’s a plate of drama.
Your Ring doorbell may be doing more than watching porch pirates. Dr. Matthew Guariglia breaks down how home cameras became part of a giant surveillance web. Plus, why so many people are getting rid of it.
SpaceX is going public, targeting a valuation of at least $1.75 trillion. Largest IPO in history. Anthropic filed, too. Warren Buffett dropped $10 billion on Alphabet. Plus, your car is being watched. Culprit? Flock’s 80,000 cameras, which are now backed by drones. They log your driving, then the information is sold to private companies. No warrant needed. Fly-by-night surveillance. Kim Komando breaks it all down, plus the tech stories affecting your money, your privacy and your life right now. This week on The Kim Komando Show: 13:38.994 Teen’s Bluetooth name cancels flight midair 16:34.441 ChatGPT somehow knew her date of birth 26:33.595 Adam dumps AI marketing, goes back to the basics for bagel shop 12:17.418 Attack of the mosquitoes! Why tech titans are releasing millions of bugs 8:20.248 Siri gets smart, Apple makes glasses, and a new Android trap 23:41.688 AI Tool: Turn your digital footprint into art 32:20.758 Use it or lose it. How AI shrinks your brain 34:12.540 Peekabook, a viral fake book, lets parents hide their phone from their kids 45:40.903 AI predicts 2026 NBA Finals winner 47:53.035 Uber’s newest ride option: Professional drifting 1:03:41.967 AI Tool of the Week: Use ChatGPT voice tool to breeze through paperwork 1:10:30.365 Moving to the moon 1:14:44.885 Data centers in your backyard could raise your electric bills 1:21:28.029 Two YouTube creators won the box office 1:26:24.419 Video vs. audio: The best way to reach exhausted caregivers 1:33:31.331 Laid off at 55. How Kristina built a thriving AI consultancy 1:41:19.541 Your router is spying on you Butterflies, duck sausage, a dishwasher. Oh my! Uber is revealing some of the weirdest things people left in their rides. Award-winning photographer Steven’s entry was so stunning, the competition said it looked too good to be believed. The kicker? It was shot on his Samsung phone. I speak with Steven about how he fought back and got his picture-perfect ending.
Your friend booked the same flight for way less money. It wasn’t luck. JetBlue is being sued for allegedly using customers’ personal data to set ticket prices. Here’s how to save money on your next flight.
Ring’s cute big game ad was just a cover. Their new AI ‘Search Party’ feature is officially turning neighborhood cameras into a massive surveillance web linked to law enforcement. I’ll show you the hidden setting to change right now to opt your home out of the network. Plus: Meta: Unsealed docs reveal executives were warned of 500k inappropriate messages sent to kids every single day. J&J: AI-enhanced surgery bot linked to 10 patient injuries and a leaked brain fluid scandal. Yikes: 1 in 3 Gen Z students admit to scrolling TikTok during sex (and some even answered a call from Mom).
Your kid might be under 24/7 school surveillance, even at home. George, your AI host, breaks down how student safety tools like GoGuardian and Gaggle track everything from late-night YouTube binges to unsent messages. Plus: a $750 PayPal password dump, biometric TSA fast lanes, Steph Curry’s AI jump shot coach, and five cool science experiments hiding in your phone.