Podcast: Male Tech Conference Founder Runs Popular Woman-in

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In this week's episode, we talk about the bizarre tale of a tech conference founder who listed a fake, "auto-generated" woman as a speaker, and how he is also behind a popular woman-in-tech social media personality.

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. 

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.

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• Tech Conference Collapses After Organizer Admits to Making Fake ‘Auto-Generated’ Female Speaker
• Male Tech Conference Founder Is Behind Popular Woman Coding Influencer Account
• Plex Users Fear New Feature Will Leak Porn Habits to Their Friends and Family
• Sneakers and Armored Cars: How a Shoe Company Empire Allegedly Used a Chinese Money Laundering Ring