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NYPD stops using Boston Dynamics' robodog following backlash
The police force canceled its $94,000 lease and will return the robot to the company.
Signal hacked Cellebrite's phone hacking software used by law enforcement
After the cellphone hacking company Cellebrite said it had figured out a way to access the secure messaging app Signal, Signal said that it's turning the tables.
Senators want to block government agencies from buying Clearview AI data
A bipartisan bill would also ban purchases of location data without a warrant.
Thousands of US government agencies are using Clearview AI without approval
Buzzfeed News has published what it claims is a database of US agencies that have used the tool, and how many times they used it.
Amazon's Ring has teamed up with over 2,000 police and fire departments
Amazon's Ring has revealed that it partnered with over 2,000 police and fire departments — most of them in the past year.
Man sues police over a facial recognition-related wrongful arrest
Nijeer Parks says he spent 10 days in jail after he was falsely identified as a shoplifter.
Police used facial recognition to identify a Lafayette Square protester
In the aftermath of the Lafayette Square protests in June, police in Washington DC used facial recognition technology to identify a protestor who had allegedly punched an officer in the face.
FBI sent a team to 'exploit' Portland protesters' phones
The FBI sent a team to Portland with the aim of exploiting protesters' phones.
Google is sharing user data tied to search keywords with law enforcement
Google is giving police IP addresses for users based on warrants tied to search keywords, raising questions about constitutional rights.
Amazon's data request portal for police is visible on the web
Amazon's data request portal for police is visible on the web, offering some clues as to what law enforcement can get.
The LAPD has used facial recognition software 30,000 times since 2009
The LAPD uses the Los Angeles County Regional Identification System (LACRIS), a database of more than 9 million mugshots maintained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Three men have been charged with leaking movies for nearly a decade
Law enforcement arrested three men involved with a global film and TV piracy ring.
New York City says it will reassess police use of facial recognition
The decision comes as cities across the US reevaluate the controversial technology.
Secret Service bought location data pulled from common apps
The US Secret Service paid a private company for access to location data generated by common smartphone apps.
A security breach opened up access to a genealogy site’s DNA profiles
A security breach changed the permission settings on millions of profiles in GEDmatch, a DNA database used by genealogists.
FBI reportedly uses a travel company's data for worldwide surveillance
The FBI has reportedly used a massive repository of travel data from Sabre to surveil people worldwide, including at least one in real time.
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
Australia and the UK open a joint investigation into Clearview AI.
European police hacked encrypted phones used by thousands of criminals
In one of the largest law enforcement busts ever, European police and crime agencies hacked an encrypted communications platform used by thousands of criminals and drug traffickers.
'Predictive policing' could amplify today's law enforcement issues
Law enforcement in America is facing a day of reckoning over its systemic, institutionalized racism and ongoing brutality against the people it was designed to protect. Virtually every aspect of the system is now under scrutiny, from budgeting and staffing levels to the data-driven prevention tools it deploys. A handful of local governments have already placed moratoriums on facial recognition systems in recent months and on Wednesday, Santa Cruz, California became the first city in the nation to outright ban the use of predictive policing algorithms.