Florida police obtain Alexa recordings in murder investigationThis time, though, officers are more realistic about what they may find.By J. Fingas, 11.02.2019
Justice Department sets rules for using genealogy sites to solve crimesIt wants to balance justice with privacy concerns.By J. Fingas, 09.25.2019
Hitman convicted thanks to fitness watch location dataThe killer gave away scouting missions through technological carelessness.By J. Fingas, 01.20.2019
Judge tells Amazon to provide Echo recordings in double homicide trialProsecutors want to know if there's audio evidence.By J. Fingas, 11.10.2018
Fitbit data helps police arrest another murder suspectThe victim's heart rate spiked and stopped when she was with the alleged killer.By K. Holt, 10.04.2018
Didi halts carpooling across China after passenger's murderIt's rethinking its business model after a lapse allowed the tragedy.By J. Fingas, 08.26.2018
Didi passenger murdered following safety policy failureAn entire Chinese province suspended service while it asks questions.By J. Fingas, 08.25.2018
China’s Didi restricts some rides to same-sex driversIt’s a new safety measure following the murder of a Hitch passenger.By M. Locklear, 06.13.2018
Denver Uber driver kills passenger in alleged self-defense incidentIt's a nightmare for everyone involved.By J. Fingas, 06.02.2018
Apple Health app data used as evidence in rape investigationThe activity info lined up with the suspect's behavior.By J. Fingas, 01.11.2018
Facebook will hire 3,000 moderators to tackle livestreamed violenceThe social network gets serious about the safety of its community.By C. Low, 05.03.2017
Facebook's live video problem is only getting worseIt left video of a horrific Thai murder online for nearly a full day.By J. Fingas, 04.26.2017
Facebook reviews reporting process following livestream confessionIt took the social network over two hours to remove the video of a murder. By R. Baldwin, 04.17.2017
Amazon hands over Alexa data after murder suspect gives the okayWhether the bot's answers are protected speech remains an open question.By S. Dent, 03.07.2017