US law enforcement has warrantless access to many money transfersA low-profile surveillance program is raising major privacy concerns.By J. Fingas, 01.18.2023
A data-sharing agreement between the US and UK is now in effectThe countries say the pact will help combat serious crimes, but privacy advocates have raised concerns.By K. Holt, 10.03.2022
US police agencies have been using a low-cost surveillance tool to track people’s phonesFog Reveal uses phones' unique ad IDs to track users' movements.By M. Moon, 09.02.2022
Hitting the Books: How much that insurance monitoring discount might really be costing youIs three percent off your monthly bill worth the loss of digital privacy?By A. Tarantola, 08.07.2022
US and UK joint data access agreement goes into effect on October 3rdLaw enforcement in each country will be able to ask the other for user internet data. By S. Dent, 07.22.2022
UK authorities seize NFTSs over $1.9 million in suspected tax fraudIt's the first time British law enforcement has seized digital tokens.By J. Fingas, 02.14.2022
LAPD fired two officers who ignored robbers to play 'Pokémon Go'Their priorities weren't in the right place.By J. Fingas, 01.11.2022
FBI email servers were hacked to target a security researcherA dark web feud may have become very public.By J. Fingas, 11.13.2021
Las Vegas police solve an old murder case using record-low volume of DNAThis could help solve more cold cases, provided there aren't privacy issues.By J. Fingas, 07.25.2021
The FBI's phone for criminals included a custom version of AndroidThe sting operation wasn't just limited to a chat app.By J. Fingas, 07.10.2021
Cop tried to use a Taylor Swift song to keep protestor video off YouTubeBut it backfired spectacularly.By M. Moon, 07.02.2021
US lawmakers want to restrict police use of 'Stingray' cell tower simulatorsThe devices pose public safety and surveillance risks.By I. Bonifacic, 06.17.2021
The FBI operated an 'encrypted' chat app for organized criminalsMessages intercepted from the "Anom" platform spurred a global crime sting.By S. Shah, 06.08.2021
Now Ring requires public requests from police seeking surveillance videosAgencies can only ask for footage within a 12-hour timeframe of an incident.By I. Bonifacic, 06.03.2021
Amazon extends ban on police use of its facial recognition softwareThe company didn't comment on its reasons for extending the ban indefinitely.By R. Lawler, 05.18.2021
NYPD stops using Boston Dynamics' robodog following backlashThe police force canceled its $94,000 lease and will return Spot to the company. By K. Holt, 04.29.2021
Signal hacked Cellebrite's phone hacking software used by law enforcementThe company hinted that it may update the messaging app to stymie future hack attempts. By S. Dent, 04.22.2021
Senators want to block government agencies from buying Clearview AI dataA bipartisan bill would also ban purchases of location data without a warrant.By K. Holt, 04.21.2021
Thousands of US government agencies are using Clearview AI without approvalBuzzfeed News says it has a database of 1,803 public bodies in the US that used the tool.By D. Cooper, 04.06.2021
Amazon's Ring has teamed up with over 2,000 police and fire departmentsPartnerships exploded in 2020 despite privacy concerns.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2021