Inside Fog Data Science, the Secretive Company Selling Mass Surveillance to Local Police – EFF
A data broker has been selling raw location data about individual people to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies,… read more
The privacy loophole in your doorbell – Politico
As networked home surveillance cameras become more popular, Larkin’s case, which has not previously been reported, illustrates a growing collision… read more
Developers Created AI to Generate Police Sketches. Experts Are Horrified – Vice
AI ethicists and researchers told Motherboard that the use of generative AI in police forensics is incredibly dangerous, with the… read more
Black and Latino residents in University City feel the weight of police presence – Philadelphia Inquirer
The weight comes not just from the patrolling officers but the other parts of the overall security ecosystem, such as… read more
Meet The Secretive Surveillance Wizards Helping The FBI And ICE Wiretap Facebook And Google Users – Forbes
The PenLink rep said that tech companies can be ordered to provide near-live tracking of suspects free of charge. One… read more
‘This Policy Undermines Trust’: San Francisco DA Says Cops Ran Rape Victim’s DNA to Arrest Her – Rolling Stone
It’s concerning, therefore, that the same thing could happen to people who give their DNA to law enforcement when they… read more
A popular workshop for police encouraged cops to use face scans to ID people they pull over at traffic stops – Business Insider
It also calls into question how new technology may be used to sidestep otherwise barred policing methods. For example, the… read more
LAPD Emails Reveal Fallout of Citizen’s Botched Manhunt – Vice
Members of the Los Angeles Police Department reevaluated their relationship with the crime-fighting app Citizen after it placed a $30,000… read more
Revealed: the software that studies your Facebook friends to predict who may commit a crime – The Guardian
Pulling information from every part of an individual’s various social media profiles, Voyager helps police investigate and surveil people by… read more
1.8 TB of Police Helicopter Surveillance Footage Leaks Online – Wired
“Camera and zoom tech is getting cheaper and lighter all the time,” says Matthew Feeney, director of the Cato Institute’s… read more