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Police in Scottsdale, AZ will start using drones as first responders
Arizona police departments announced they will use special first responder drones on emergency calls.
Danny Gallagher07.24.2024
Detroit police can no longer use facial recognition results as the sole basis for arrests
The Detroit Police Department has to adopt new rules curbing its reliance on facial recognition technology after the city reached a settlement this week with Robert Williams, a Black man who was wrongfully arrested in 2020 due to a false face match.
Cheyenne MacDonald06.29.2024
Police are using pharmacies to secretly access medical information about members of the public
A Congressional letter called on the Department of Health and Human Services to revise HIPAA so that these warrantless searches couldn't occur.
Katie Malone12.12.2023
A food delivery robot's footage led to a criminal conviction in LA
Serve Robotics, a partner of Uber Eats, provided LAPD with footage from one of its robots after an attempted theft. The robot was able to get away on its own.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.28.2023
Clearview CEO claims company's database of scraped images is now 30 billion strong
Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition software used by at least 3,100 law enforcement agencies across the US, has scrapped more than 30 billion images from social media platforms like Facebook.
Igor Bonifacic03.28.2023
US law enforcement has warrantless access to many money transfers
US law enforcement can access details of some international money transfers without a warrant.
Jon Fingas01.18.2023
San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force
The San Francisco Police Department is currently petitioning the city's Board of Supervisors for permission to deploy robots to kill suspects based on whether an officer feels threatened.
Andrew Tarantola11.23.2022
The NYPD is joining Ring's neighborhood watch app amid privacy and racial profiling concerns
The NYPD is joining Ring's Neighbors app despite concerns about privacy and profiling.
Jon Fingas11.02.2022
UK police fail to use facial recognition ethically and legally, study finds
Use of live facial recognition (LFR) by UK police forces "fail[s] to meet the minimum ethical and legal standards," according to a study.
Steve Dent10.31.2022
Amazon tests using police stations as package pickup points
A pilot is underway at two locations in Washington DC.
Kris Holt09.01.2022
UK police accused of uploading misleading Waze reports to encourage safer driving
The Surrey police force in the UK has found itself at the center of a minor controversy after one of its Twitter accounts shared how some officers use Waze to encourage drivers to slow down.
Igor Bonifacic08.30.2022
Ford reveals an F-150 Lightning built for police work
Ford has unveiled a version of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup that's designed for police duty.
Jon Fingas07.28.2022
UK police charge two teens in connection with Lapsus$ hacking group case
After arresting seven alleged members of the hacking group Lapsus$ last week, London police have charged two of them with multiple computer crimes.
Steve Dent04.01.2022
Justice Department recovers $3.6 billion in Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack
The Department of Justice has seized approximately $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen in the 2016 hack of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.
Igor Bonifacic02.08.2022
FBI used Google location data to investigate Seattle arson following BLM protest
n 2020, federal police used a geofence warrant to obtain location data from Google as part of an investigation into an attempted arson against a police union headquarters in Seattle, new court documents show.
Igor Bonifacic02.05.2022
LAPD fired two officers who ignored robbers to play 'Pokémon Go'
The LAPD is now known to have fired two officers after they were caught ignoring a robbery to keep playing 'Pokémon Go.'
Jon Fingas01.11.2022
Canadian police arrest teen for stealing $36.5 million in cryptocurrency
Memories of Gerald Cotten.
Igor Bonifacic11.18.2021
Website mapping DC’s tunnel network warned FBI of suspicious traffic ahead of Capitol riot
The owner of the Washington Tunnels website tipped off the FBI about suspicious traffic on his mapping site ahead of the Capitol riot.
Saqib Shah08.18.2021
Las Vegas police solve an old murder case using record-low volume of DNA
Las Vegas police have solved a cold murder case using a record-low volume of DNA to conduct gene sequencing.
Jon Fingas07.25.2021
Ring's end-to-end encryption rolls out globally
End-to-End Encryption started as a technical preview in January and is now rolling out to all eligible devices.
Daniel Cooper07.13.2021