Yearly Archives: 2019

A Major Police Body Cam Company Just Banned Facial Recognition. Its Ethics Board Says the Technology is Not Reliable Enough to Justify Using…

Tinted windows and hydraulic lowriders are so … 1990s. One of the latest trends in custom car modifications goes way beyond style —and some say it could cause a dangerous panic among pedestrians. The modification usually involves removing portions of a car’s exhaust system and “tuning” the computer that regulates a car’s fuel combustion toContinue reading “NBC News New York: I-Team Investigation: ‘Insane’ Car Modification Mimics Gunfire, Induces Panic”

If you’re walking in Bloomfield, New Jersey, there’s a good chance you’re being recorded. But it’s not a corporate office or warehouse security camera capturing the footage — it’s likely a Ring doorbell made by Amazon . While residential neighborhoods aren’t usually lined with security cameras , the smart doorbell’s popularity has essentially created privateContinue reading “C|NET: Amazon’s helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells”

Christina Wilcox hears the blast of gunfire echo through her Shawnee neighborhood a few times a week. She’s learned to quickly assess the threat: Are her kids safe? Doors locked? Should she drop to the ground? Not a consideration: calling the police. “I don’t do nothing wrong and I’m going to keep it like that,”Continue reading “Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting: ShotSpotter tells Louisville police about gunshots, but officers rarely look for evidence”

Washington, DCCNN Business—An audit of the Los Angeles police department is raising questions about new technologies law enforcement is using nationwide with little oversight. Last week, the department’s internal auditors, prompted by a community backlash, published online a review of the LAPD’s data-driven policing strategies and recommended more transparency, consistency and oversight of the programs.Continue reading “CNN: LAPD Audit Reveals Dangers of High-Tech Policing”

In Philly, Most Armed Robbers Remain Beyond the Long Arm of the Law…