Male Tech Conference Founder Runs Popular Woman-in-Tech Account (???)

<p>So much drama this episode but with an important message behind it all. For the first half, Sam and Jason break down their stories about Eduards Sizovs, a tech conference founder who listed a fake, "auto-generated" woman as a conference speaker. Sizovs is also behind a highly popular woman-in-tech account. There are layers here.&nbsp;</p><p>After the break, Jason explains how Plex is leaking users' viewing habits to one another. Then in the subscribers-only section, Joseph runs us through how an established figure in the sneaker world is connected to a Chinese money laundering ring.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.404media.co/devternity-fake-speakers-eduard-sizovs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tech Conference Collapses After Organizer Admits to Making Fake ‘Auto-Generated’ Female Speaker</a></li><li><a href="https://www.404media.co/coding-unicorn-instagram-julia-kirsina-devternity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Male Tech Conference Founder Is Behind Popular Woman Coding Influencer Account</a></li><li><a href="https://www.404media.co/plex-users-fear-discover-together-week-in-review-feature-will-leak-porn-habits-to-their-friends-and-family/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plex Users Fear New Feature Will Leak Porn Habits to Their Friends and Family</a></li><li><a href="https://www.404media.co/sneakers-chinese-money-laundering-ring-social-status-james-whitner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sneakers and Armored Cars: How a Shoe Company Empire Allegedly Used a Chinese Money Laundering Ring</a></li></ul><p>Subscribe for access to bonus content at 404media.co</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>