- What: The 404 Media podcast discusses Ring's new Search Party feature and its implications, as well as iOS Lockdown Mode and its effectiveness against FBI access.
- Impact: Users of Ring devices and iOS devices may be interested in the privacy and security implications of these features.
We start this week with exciting news: we bought a Super Bowl ad! For… $2,550. We explain how. After the break, Jason tells us about Ring’s recently launched Search Party feature, and gives us a very timely reminder of what Ring really is and how we got here. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph breaks down Lockdown Mode and how it kept the FBI out of a Washington Post reporter’s phone. Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or YouTube . Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player. 2:49 Watch 404 Media’s Super Bowl Ad 27:29 With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet Subscriber's story: FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled