It’s safe to consider Cory Doctorow, author and technology journalist, fairly well-versed with digital security. This is the story of how he got tricked into giving away his credit card details, and how AI is making things worse (but not in the way you think).

From Weekly Filet #477, in February 2024.

How I got scammed

How I got scammed

pluralistic.net

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