Patron Scam

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Welcome to Patron Scam, a Brazen investigative series on the story of Adam Abdalla, a New York businessman who was mysteriously denied entry to a club in Seattle after his ID was scanned and mysteriously “flagged.” In this series, we go down the rabbit hole with Adam and try to answer: How did his information get there? Who controls it? And what laws, if any, protect us from being tracked, shared, and tagged by AI systems we never agreed to?

Episodes

  1. Patron Scam - Ep 3: AI Surveillance, How Far Has It Gone?

    Apr 10

    Patron Scam - Ep 3: AI Surveillance, How Far Has It Gone?

    Welcome to Patron Scam, a Brazen investigative series on the story of Adam Abdalla, a New York businessman who was mysteriously denied entry to a club in Seattle after his ID was scanned and mysteriously “flagged.” In this series, we go down the rabbit hole with Adam and try to answer: How did his information get there? Who controls it? And what laws, if any, protect us from being tracked, shared, and tagged by AI systems we never agreed to? In this episode we are exploring data privacy, artificial intelligence, cross-border surveillance, and the legal gray zones that allow this technology to operate.

    42 min
  2. Patron Scam - Episode 2: Is Illegal AI Facial Recognition Technology Already Watching Us

    Apr 3

    Patron Scam - Episode 2: Is Illegal AI Facial Recognition Technology Already Watching Us

    Welcome to Patron Scam, a Brazen investigative series on the story of Adam Abdalla, a New York businessman who was mysteriously denied entry to a club in Seattle after his ID was scanned and mysteriously “flagged.” In this series, we go down the rabbit hole with Adam and try to answer: How did his information get there? Who controls it? And what laws, if any, protect us from being tracked, shared, and tagged by AI systems we never agreed to? https://projectbrazen.com/projects/whale-hunting/

    48 min

  3. Mar 27

    Patron Scam - Episode 1: From Roller Rink to Blacklist

    Welcome to Patron Scam, a Brazen investigative series on the story of Adam Abdalla, a New York businessman who was mysteriously denied entry to a club in Seattle after his ID was scanned and mysteriously “flagged.” In this series, we go down the rabbit hole with Adam and try to answer: How did his information get there? Who controls it? And what laws, if any, protect us from being tracked, shared, and tagged by AI systems we never agreed to?

    46 min
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Welcome to Patron Scam, a Brazen investigative series on the story of Adam Abdalla, a New York businessman who was mysteriously denied entry to a club in Seattle after his ID was scanned and mysteriously “flagged.” In this series, we go down the rabbit hole with Adam and try to answer: How did his information get there? Who controls it? And what laws, if any, protect us from being tracked, shared, and tagged by AI systems we never agreed to?

Information

  • Creator
    BRAZEN
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 BRAZEN
  • Show Website
    Patron Scam