Posts Tagged: police

Police used facial recognition to identify a Lafayette Square protester

On November 2, 2020 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

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. They found the man after feeding an image of him they foun…
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Microsoft employees ask the company to end contracts with Seattle police

On June 9, 2020 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Hundreds of Microsoft employees are calling on the company to cancel its contracts with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and make other changes in response to police use of tear gas and other violent tactics during recent peaceful protests, OneZer…
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Sphero spins off a new company to make robots for police, military use

On May 20, 2020 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Sphero, the company behind robotic toys like the BB-8 robot and educational robotics kits, announced today that it’s spinning its public safety division into a new company, dubbed Company Six. It plans to commercialize robots and AI software for firs…
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Ancestry fought a police DNA database access request and won

On February 4, 2020 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Authorities tried to gain access to Ancestry's massive DNA database with a search warrant last year, the genealogy company has revealed in its transparency report. Ancestry divulged the information requests it received from law enforcement in 2019 in…
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California’s new police body cam law blocks the use of facial recognition

On October 9, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

In August, backers of California's Body Camera Accountability Act pointed out a test of facial recognition software that identified 26 state lawmakers as criminals. They argued it showed the flaws of such technology, and now Governor Gavin Newsom has…
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Botched update crashes hundreds of Netherlands police ankle monitors

On May 13, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Mangled software updates are a headache for everyday users, but they created serious trouble for Dutch law enforcement in recent days. Officials have revealed that a software update created a "disruption" for hundreds of ankle monitors used to track…
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UK police arrest two over Gatwick airport drones

On December 22, 2018 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Drones flying around London's busy Gatwick airport have disrupted air travel since Wednesday evening, but now the Sussex Police Department has announced two arrests connected to the incidents. The airport reopened for service Friday morning, but the…
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Police report explains little about Uber’s autonomous wreck

On March 30, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

After one of its self-driving Volvos in Tempe, Arizona was struck by another car, Uber temporarily shut down all autonomous testing in the state and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. No major injuries resulted and both sites resumed operations early this…
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A police robot disarmed a violent suspect in Los Angeles County

On September 16, 2016 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Last week, on September 8th, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department successfully used a remote-controlled bomb squad robot to snatch a rifle out from under an armed and violent suspect. The standoff between the suspect and an armored SWAT team l…
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UK police bust ‘significant’ pirate pay-TV streaming ring

On August 11, 2016 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

The City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is claiming another small victory in the never-ending and probably unwinnable war against piracy. Following a series of dawn raids at several business and residential addresses in Lan…
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