LA cops tried using Instagram's copyright filter to stop someone from filming them
Beverly Hills Police can be seen playing songs from Sublime and The Beatles.
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Minneapolis police used Google location data to find George Floyd protesters
The geofence warrant swept up innocent bystanders.
Amazon's Ring has teamed up with over 2,000 police and fire departments
Partnerships exploded in 2020 despite privacy concerns.
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Mississippi police could access security camera feeds if residents opt in
A pilot project in Jackson is limited to live streams from a few city and private cameras.
Police used facial recognition to identify a Lafayette Square protester
The system law enforcement used hadn't been disclosed before.
FBI sent a team to 'exploit' Portland protesters' phones
It's using counterterrorism tools against civil disobedience.
Google is sharing user data tied to search keywords with law enforcement
There are concerns it might violate constitutional rights.
Amazon's data request portal for police is visible on the web
The web interface offers insights into what police can collect.
The LAPD has used facial recognition software 30,000 times since 2009
The acknowledgement comes after years of contradictory answers on the matter.
New York City says it will reassess police use of facial recognition
The pledge comes after the NYPD used the technology to investigate a BLM activist.
A security breach opened up access to a genealogy site’s DNA profiles
Info could've been accessed by anyone, including law enforcement.
FBI reportedly uses a travel company's data for worldwide surveillance
Sabre has even provided 'real-time' tracking for a suspect.
Facial recognition linked to a second wrongful arrest by Detroit police
It's the second-known such case in the US to date.
Australia and the UK open joint investigation of Clearview AI
They’ll look at Clearview’s practice of ‘scraping’ data.
European police hacked encrypted phones used by thousands of criminals
It led to one of the largest law enforcement busts ever.
Boston bans police and city use of facial recognition software
It's the second-largest city in the US to do so.
False facial recognition match leads to a wrongful arrest in Detroit
The ACLU has filed a complaint in response.
Epic removed police cars from 'Fortnite'
Epic is reportedly being sensitive to current events.
Nextdoor pulls 'Forward to Police' feature amid concerns over racist abuse
Low demand also played a role.
