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Minneapolis Cops Reportedly Used Google Location Data to Track Down George Floyd Protestors

3 months ago

Minneapolis Cops Reportedly Used Google Location Data to Track Down George Floyd Protestors

Controversial Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Is Teaming Up With U.S Immigration And Customs Enforcement

9 months ago

Controversial Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Is Teaming Up With U.S Immigration And Customs Enforcement

Twitter Says Its Partner Dataminr Wasn’t Surveilling Protests for Local Cops, Just ‘News Alerting’

10 months ago

Twitter Says Its Partner Dataminr Wasn’t Surveilling Protests for Local Cops, Just ‘News Alerting’

Law Enforcement Is Buying Its Way Into Our Breaches

10 months ago

Law Enforcement Is Buying Its Way Into Our Breaches

Shoshana Wodinsky

Shady Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says It’s Left Canada Amid Two Federal Investigations

10 months ago

Shady Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says It’s Left Canada Amid Two Federal Investigations

Photos: Thousands Peacefully March in D.C. in Response to Police Crackdown on Protests

11 months ago

Photos: Thousands Peacefully March in D.C. in Response to Police Crackdown on Protests

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Flew a Predator Surveillance Drone Over Minneapolis Protests

12 months ago

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Flew a Predator Surveillance Drone Over Minneapolis Protests

Tom McKay and Dhruv Mehrotra

Nextdoor Is Quietly Getting The Cops Involved: Report

12 months ago

Nextdoor Is Quietly Getting The Cops Involved: Report

The Makers Of Disney’s BB-8 Toy Are Now Making Robots For Cops

12 months ago

The Makers Of Disney’s BB-8 Toy Are Now Making Robots For Cops

CEO Of Surveillance Firm Banjo Resigns After Past Involvement With KKK Comes To Light

1 year ago

CEO Of Surveillance Firm Banjo Resigns After Past Involvement With KKK Comes To Light

NYPD’s Prejudiced Law Enforcement Doesn’t Take A Break During The Coronavirus Pandemic

1 year ago

NYPD’s Prejudiced Law Enforcement Doesn’t Take A Break During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has A Lot Of Ties To The Far Right

1 year ago

Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has A Lot Of Ties To The Far Right

Zoom Now Under Investigation By At Least 2 U.S. States Over Security Complaints

1 year ago

Zoom Now Under Investigation By At Least 2 U.S. States Over Security Complaints

NYC Regulators Sue Airbnb Software Partner Guesty, Accusing It Of Illegal Business Model

1 year ago

NYC Regulators Sue Airbnb Software Partner Guesty, Accusing It Of Illegal Business Model

Tom McKay

Police Use Family-Tracking App On Son’s Phone To Show His Dad Was Near Huge Blaze At Ex-Employer

1 year ago

Police Use Family-Tracking App On Son’s Phone To Show His Dad Was Near Huge Blaze At Ex-Employer

Tom McKay

New York Police To Launch A Totally Reliable iOS App To Log Police Activity That Will Definitely Work As Intended

1 year ago

New York Police To Launch A Totally Reliable iOS App To Log Police Activity That Will Definitely Work As Intended

Tom McKay

CEO Of Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says He Has First Amendment Right To Billions Of Photos

1 year ago

CEO Of Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says He Has First Amendment Right To Billions Of Photos

Tom McKay

Colorado Mystery Drone Investigation Finds Nothing Weird, Despite Best Efforts Of ‘Alpha Team WarHawk’

1 year ago

Colorado Mystery Drone Investigation Finds Nothing Weird, Despite Best Efforts Of ‘Alpha Team WarHawk’

Tom McKay

Google Is Going To Charge Cops For Your Data

1 year ago

Google Is Going To Charge Cops For Your Data

Indiana Supreme Court Sure Looks Sceptical That Taking A Police GPS Tracker Off Your Car Is Theft

1 year ago

Indiana Supreme Court Sure Looks Sceptical That Taking A Police GPS Tracker Off Your Car Is Theft

Indian Government Asserts Widespread Digital Surveillance Powers After WhatsApp Hack

1 year ago

Indian Government Asserts Widespread Digital Surveillance Powers After WhatsApp Hack

Thieves Post Photos Of Stolen Cars To Instagram, Go To Prison

1 year ago

Thieves Post Photos Of Stolen Cars To Instagram, Go To Prison

Court Rules That U.S. Border Agents Need Probable Cause To Search Travellers’ Phones

1 year ago

Court Rules That U.S. Border Agents Need Probable Cause To Search Travellers’ Phones

Suspect On ATV Leads Philly Police On Winding Chase After Double Shooting

2 years ago

Suspect On ATV Leads Philly Police On Winding Chase After Double Shooting

Gab And Twitter Served With Search Warrants Over Neo-Nazi Arrested On Child Porn Charges

2 years ago

Gab And Twitter Served With Search Warrants Over Neo-Nazi Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City To Ban Face Recognition In Unanimous Vote

2 years ago

Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City To Ban Face Recognition In Unanimous Vote

In Unprecedented Move, London Police Ban Extinction Rebellion Climate Protests Throughout Entire City

Science & Health

2 years ago

In Unprecedented Move, London Police Ban Extinction Rebellion Climate Protests Throughout Entire City

Report: U.S. To Sign Treaty Forcing Platforms Like Facebook To Share Encrypted Chats With UK Police

2 years ago

Report: U.S. To Sign Treaty Forcing Platforms Like Facebook To Share Encrypted Chats With UK Police

Jeff Bezos: How About Just Letting Amazon Draft Any Possible Facial Recognition Laws?

2 years ago

Jeff Bezos: How About Just Letting Amazon Draft Any Possible Facial Recognition Laws?

Tom McKay

Report: Juul’s Massive Vape Cloud Of Trouble Grows With Criminal Investigation

2 years ago

Report: Juul’s Massive Vape Cloud Of Trouble Grows With Criminal Investigation

Tom McKay

MIT Media Lab Director Joichi Ito Resigns After Financial Ties To Jeffrey Epstein Revealed

Science & Health

2 years ago

MIT Media Lab Director Joichi Ito Resigns After Financial Ties To Jeffrey Epstein Revealed

Tom McKay

Illinois County To Use Algorithm To Automatically Expunge Old Marijuana Convictions

2 years ago

Illinois County To Use Algorithm To Automatically Expunge Old Marijuana Convictions

Tom McKay

A Weed Breathalyser Company Has Raised $96 Million To Make A Narc’s Best Friend

Science & Health

2 years ago

A Weed Breathalyser Company Has Raised $96 Million To Make A Narc’s Best Friend

Nothing To See Here, Just Someone Or Something With A TV For A Head Leaving TVs On Porches At Night

2 years ago

Nothing To See Here, Just Someone Or Something With A TV For A Head Leaving TVs On Porches At Night

Jeffrey Epstein Wanted His Head And Penis Preserved For The Future

Science & Health

2 years ago

Jeffrey Epstein Wanted His Head And Penis Preserved For The Future

Hacker Claims To Be In Possession Of Personal Info On Up To 20,000 LAPD Applicants

2 years ago

Hacker Claims To Be In Possession Of Personal Info On Up To 20,000 LAPD Applicants

Microsoft Will Pay Out $37Million In Settlement Over Hungarian Bribery Scheme

2 years ago

Microsoft Will Pay Out $37Million In Settlement Over Hungarian Bribery Scheme

RCMP Apologizes After Streaming Press Conference On Double Slaying With Cat Filter Activated

2 years ago

RCMP Apologizes After Streaming Press Conference On Double Slaying With Cat Filter Activated

Park Officials Criticised For Installing Devices That Blare High-Frequency Noise At Young People

2 years ago

Park Officials Criticised For Installing Devices That Blare High-Frequency Noise At Young People

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Has Trial Date Set For Winter 2020

2 years ago

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Has Trial Date Set For Winter 2020

A Single Wiretap Order In 2018 Swept Up 9.2 Million Intercepts

2 years ago

A Single Wiretap Order In 2018 Swept Up 9.2 Million Intercepts

We Don’t Need To ‘Pause’ Police Use Of Face Recognition — We Need To Ban It Forever

2 years ago

We Don’t Need To ‘Pause’ Police Use Of Face Recognition — We Need To Ban It Forever

Reports: Police Bust Deep Dot Web, Saying It Made Millions Off Referral Links To Dark Web Markets

2 years ago

Reports: Police Bust Deep Dot Web, Saying It Made Millions Off Referral Links To Dark Web Markets

Apple, Google Remove Three Dating Apps FTC Said Could Expose Minors To Sexual Predators

2 years ago

Apple, Google Remove Three Dating Apps FTC Said Could Expose Minors To Sexual Predators

Report: Hackers Steal, Publish Data On Thousands Of Federal Agents, Police Officers Across US

2 years ago

Report: Hackers Steal, Publish Data On Thousands Of Federal Agents, Police Officers Across US

Tom McKay

Police Are Using Google’s Location History Feature To Track Down Suspects

2 years ago

Police Are Using Google’s Location History Feature To Track Down Suspects

Tom McKay

Report: Jeff Bezos Is Meeting With Prosecutors Over Allegations Saudis Hacked His Nudes

2 years ago

Report: Jeff Bezos Is Meeting With Prosecutors Over Allegations Saudis Hacked His Nudes

Tom McKay

The DEA Ran A Massive Database Of People Who Bought Money-Counting Machines For Years

2 years ago

The DEA Ran A Massive Database Of People Who Bought Money-Counting Machines For Years

Tom McKay

Report: Man Arrested For Threatening Google Didn’t Know His Wife Deleted His YouTube Account

2 years ago

Report: Man Arrested For Threatening Google Didn’t Know His Wife Deleted His YouTube Account

The NYPD Now Has An Automated Tool To Help Them Recognise Patterns In Crimes

2 years ago

The NYPD Now Has An Automated Tool To Help Them Recognise Patterns In Crimes

England And Wales To Require Thousands Of Criminals To Wear GPS Tracking Bracelets

2 years ago

England And Wales To Require Thousands Of Criminals To Wear GPS Tracking Bracelets

Report: Feds Are Preparing Trade Theft Case Against Chinese Tech Giant Huawei

2 years ago

Report: Feds Are Preparing Trade Theft Case Against Chinese Tech Giant Huawei

Reports: Police Defuse Gas Station Standoff By Having Robot Deliver Vape Pen To Suspect

2 years ago

Reports: Police Defuse Gas Station Standoff By Having Robot Deliver Vape Pen To Suspect

The Feds Cracked El Chapo’s Encrypted Comms Network By Flipping His System Admin

2 years ago

The Feds Cracked El Chapo’s Encrypted Comms Network By Flipping His System Admin

The FBI Is Looking Into A Mike Pence Poseur That Texted Republican Members Of Congress

2 years ago

The FBI Is Looking Into A Mike Pence Poseur That Texted Republican Members Of Congress

Major UK Airport Grounds All Flights For Hours After Some Idiot Reportedly Flies Drones Near Runway

2 years ago

Major UK Airport Grounds All Flights For Hours After Some Idiot Reportedly Flies Drones Near Runway

Detained Huawei Exec Gets Bail, But Must Hire 24/7 Security And Wear Tracking Bracelet

2 years ago

Detained Huawei Exec Gets Bail, But Must Hire 24/7 Security And Wear Tracking Bracelet

Tom McKay

Lawyers For Detained Huawei Exec Insist She Won’t Flee As Bail Decision Hangs In The Balance

2 years ago

Lawyers For Detained Huawei Exec Insist She Won’t Flee As Bail Decision Hangs In The Balance

Tom McKay

China Warns Of ‘Grave Consequences’ Over Arrest Of Huawei Executive

2 years ago

China Warns Of ‘Grave Consequences’ Over Arrest Of Huawei Executive

Tom McKay

Report: Paul Manafort Tried To Score Deal With Ecuador To Hand Julian Assange Over To The U.S.

2 years ago

Report: Paul Manafort Tried To Score Deal With Ecuador To Hand Julian Assange Over To The U.S.

Tom McKay

NYPD Officer Reportedly Suspended After Recording His Testicles On Body Cam

2 years ago

NYPD Officer Reportedly Suspended After Recording His Testicles On Body Cam

Tom McKay

ACLU Wants Release Of Secret Court Order Demanding Facebook Build Surveillance Backdoor

2 years ago

ACLU Wants Release Of Secret Court Order Demanding Facebook Build Surveillance Backdoor

Tom McKay

Gavin McInnes: Proud Boys? Haha What Do You Mean I’m The Leader Of The Proud Boys?

2 years ago

Gavin McInnes: Proud Boys? Haha What Do You Mean I’m The Leader Of The Proud Boys?

Tom McKay

Tyler Barriss, Serial ‘Swatter’ Who Phoned In Lethal Hoax, Pleads Guilty To 51 Federal Charges

2 years ago

Tyler Barriss, Serial ‘Swatter’ Who Phoned In Lethal Hoax, Pleads Guilty To 51 Federal Charges

Dutch Police Bust Encrypted Chat Service, Gain Access To Over 258,000 Messages

3 years ago

Dutch Police Bust Encrypted Chat Service, Gain Access To Over 258,000 Messages

NYPD Yanks Thousands Of Body Cams After One Allegedly Caught On Fire

3 years ago

NYPD Yanks Thousands Of Body Cams After One Allegedly Caught On Fire

Seattle Police Department Launches Program To Fight ‘Swatting’

3 years ago

Seattle Police Department Launches Program To Fight ‘Swatting’

Is The FBI’s Fitness App A Cop?

3 years ago

Is The FBI’s Fitness App A Cop?

iPhone Hackers May Already Have A Workaround For Cops To Crack Apple’s Newest Security Feature

3 years ago

iPhone Hackers May Already Have A Workaround For Cops To Crack Apple’s Newest Security Feature

Cops Are Predictably Pissed About Apple’s Plan To Turn Off USB Data Access On iPhones

3 years ago

Cops Are Predictably Pissed About Apple’s Plan To Turn Off USB Data Access On iPhones

The US Air Force Would Appreciate Some Help Finding A Box Of Grenades That Fell Off A Truck

3 years ago

The US Air Force Would Appreciate Some Help Finding A Box Of Grenades That Fell Off A Truck

A Swarm Of Drones Ruined An FBI Hostage Raid

3 years ago

A Swarm Of Drones Ruined An FBI Hostage Raid

Dutch Authorities Seize Revenge Porn Site Anon-IB, Arrest Three Men

3 years ago

Dutch Authorities Seize Revenge Porn Site Anon-IB, Arrest Three Men

Florida Police Allegedly Crash Funeral Home To Unlock Phone With Slain Man’s Fingerprints

3 years ago

Florida Police Allegedly Crash Funeral Home To Unlock Phone With Slain Man’s Fingerprints

NASCAR Events In Texas Are Now Guarded By Devices That Take Down Unauthorised Drones

3 years ago

NASCAR Events In Texas Are Now Guarded By Devices That Take Down Unauthorised Drones

US Police Departments Warn Facebook Users To Stop Allegedly Sharing A Child Abuse Video

3 years ago

US Police Departments Warn Facebook Users To Stop Allegedly Sharing A Child Abuse Video

Report: China Plans To Root Out Crypto Platforms Offering ‘Exchange-Like Services’

3 years ago

Report: China Plans To Root Out Crypto Platforms Offering ‘Exchange-Like Services’

Hand Sanitiser Alters The Results Of Breathalyser Tests In New Experiment

3 years ago

Hand Sanitiser Alters The Results Of Breathalyser Tests In New Experiment

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The NYPD Says It Hasn’t Been Bothering To Back Up Its Civil Forfeiture Database

4 years ago

The NYPD Says It Hasn’t Been Bothering To Back Up Its Civil Forfeiture Database

The LAPD Has Decided It Needs Drones

4 years ago

The LAPD Has Decided It Needs Drones

4 years ago

Cops Arrest Florida Man Over Parody Twitter Account That Allegedly Hurt Police Department’s ‘Brand’

Citizen, The Creepy Crime-Fighting App Formerly Known As Vigilante, Somehow Gets $15.4 Million

4 years ago

Citizen, The Creepy Crime-Fighting App Formerly Known As Vigilante, Somehow Gets $15.4 Million

NYPD: Whoops, Turns Out Our New Windows Phones Are Now Worthless

4 years ago

NYPD: Whoops, Turns Out Our New Windows Phones Are Now Worthless

Kalashnikov’s Ominous New Police ‘Shield’ Looks Like Something Out Of A Soylent Green Reboot

4 years ago

Kalashnikov’s Ominous New Police ‘Shield’ Looks Like Something Out Of A Soylent Green Reboot

Apple’s Patented iPhone Panic Button Might Not Make You Much Safer

4 years ago

Apple’s Patented iPhone Panic Button Might Not Make You Much Safer

Motorola’s New Body Cam AI Stops Just Short Of Dystopian Surveillance

4 years ago

Motorola’s New Body Cam AI Stops Just Short Of Dystopian Surveillance

British Cops Make First Arrest Using Facial Recognition Surveillance Vans

4 years ago

British Cops Make First Arrest Using Facial Recognition Surveillance Vans

Dell Cameron

Taser Debuts Orwellian New Name, Offers Free Body Cams For Every Cop In America

4 years ago

Taser Debuts Orwellian New Name, Offers Free Body Cams For Every Cop In America

Dodge Is Giving Its New Police Cruiser Some Very RoboCop Upgrades

4 years ago

Dodge Is Giving Its New Police Cruiser Some Very RoboCop Upgrades

Adam Clark Estes

Amazon’s Vision Of The Future Involves Cops Commanding Tiny Drone ‘Assistants’

5 years ago

Amazon’s Vision Of The Future Involves Cops Commanding Tiny Drone ‘Assistants’

The Feds Already Have Your Face In A Database

5 years ago

The Feds Already Have Your Face In A Database

Adam Clark Estes

US Justice Department Claims It Can Enter A House And Demand Fingerprints To Unlock Everyone’s Phones

5 years ago

US Justice Department Claims It Can Enter A House And Demand Fingerprints To Unlock Everyone’s Phones

The FBI Says Its Malware Isn’t Malware Because The FBI Is Good

5 years ago

The FBI Says Its Malware Isn’t Malware Because The FBI Is Good

US Federal Marshals Raid Hoverboard Booth At CES 2016

5 years ago

US Federal Marshals Raid Hoverboard Booth At CES 2016

Blackberry’s CEO Gives You A Great Reason To Buy An IPhone

5 years ago

Blackberry’s CEO Gives You A Great Reason To Buy An IPhone

Adam Clark Estes

This Clip-on Handgun Attachment Makes Bullets Non-Lethal

6 years ago

This Clip-on Handgun Attachment Makes Bullets Non-Lethal

Andrew Liszewski

The Government’s New $18.5 Million Facial Recognition System Will Put A Face To Crime In Australia

6 years ago

The Government’s New $18.5 Million Facial Recognition System Will Put A Face To Crime In Australia

Hayley Williams

Report: Apple Rejected Justice Department Demands For Encrypted iMessages

6 years ago

Report: Apple Rejected Justice Department Demands For Encrypted iMessages

Kate Knibbs

Some US Cops Are Now Allowed To Taser And Tear Gas People From Drones

6 years ago

Some US Cops Are Now Allowed To Taser And Tear Gas People From Drones

North Dakota Cops Are Periscoping Traffic Stops And It’s Not Going Well

6 years ago

North Dakota Cops Are Periscoping Traffic Stops And It’s Not Going Well