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

7 months ago

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

Tom McKay

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

8 months ago

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

Tom McKay

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

8 months ago

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

Tom McKay

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

9 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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’

10 months 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

10 months ago

Google Is Going To Charge Cops For Your Data

Jody Serrano

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

Tom McKay

Indian Government Asserts Widespread Digital Surveillance Powers After WhatsApp Hack

1 year ago

Indian Government Asserts Widespread Digital Surveillance Powers After WhatsApp Hack

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

Science & Health

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

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

Jennings Brown

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

Jeffrey Epstein Wanted His Head And Penis Preserved For The Future

Science & Health

1 year ago

Jeffrey Epstein Wanted His Head And Penis Preserved For The Future

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Has Trial Date Set For Winter 2020

1 year ago

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Has Trial Date Set For Winter 2020

Tom McKay

A Single Wiretap Order In 2018 Swept Up 9.2 Million Intercepts

1 year ago

A Single Wiretap Order In 2018 Swept Up 9.2 Million Intercepts

Tom McKay

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

Dell Cameron

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

2 years ago

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

Tom McKay

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

2 years ago

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

Tom McKay

Seattle Police Department Launches Program To Fight ‘Swatting’

2 years ago

Seattle Police Department Launches Program To Fight ‘Swatting’

Tom McKay

Is The FBI’s Fitness App A Cop?

2 years ago

Is The FBI’s Fitness App A Cop?

Tom McKay

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

2 years ago

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

AJ Dellinger

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

2 years ago

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

A Swarm Of Drones Ruined An FBI Hostage Raid

3 years ago

A Swarm Of Drones Ruined An FBI Hostage Raid

AJ Dellinger

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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

Tom McKay

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’

Tom McKay

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

3 years ago

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

Tom McKay

The LAPD Has Decided It Needs Drones

3 years ago

The LAPD Has Decided It Needs Drones

Tom McKay

3 years ago

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

Dell Cameron

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

3 years ago

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

Tom McKay

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

3 years ago

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

Tom McKay

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

3 years ago

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

Tom McKay

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

3 years ago

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

Tom McKay

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

3 years ago

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

Sidney Fussell

British Cops Make First Arrest Using Facial Recognition Surveillance Vans

3 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

Sidney Fussell

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’

4 years ago

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

Hudson Hongo

The Feds Already Have Your Face In A Database

4 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

4 years ago

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

Hudson Hongo

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

4 years ago

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

William Turton

US Federal Marshals Raid Hoverboard Booth At CES 2016

5 years ago

US Federal Marshals Raid Hoverboard Booth At CES 2016

Cheryl Eddy

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

5 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

5 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

5 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

5 years ago

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

Mario Aguilar

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

5 years ago

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

Matt Novak

Police Body Cams Should Turn On Automatically, Says Richard Stallman

5 years ago

Police Body Cams Should Turn On Automatically, Says Richard Stallman

Annalee Newitz

An Auto-Inflating Bulletproof Vest Will Do Anything To Keep You Alive

5 years ago

An Auto-Inflating Bulletproof Vest Will Do Anything To Keep You Alive

Andrew Liszewski

Welcome To The Fake City Where US Homeland Security Tests Its Drones

5 years ago

Welcome To The Fake City Where US Homeland Security Tests Its Drones

Alissa Walker

The FBI’s Secret Air Force Is Watching Us

6 years ago

The FBI’s Secret Air Force Is Watching Us

Adam Clark Estes

Seattle Cops Hire The Programmer Who Demanded All Their Body Cam Video

6 years ago

Seattle Cops Hire The Programmer Who Demanded All Their Body Cam Video

Mario Aguilar

US Police Can Search Licence Plate Scans To Find Your Favourite Bar

6 years ago

US Police Can Search Licence Plate Scans To Find Your Favourite Bar

Alissa Walker

How Police Body Cameras Were Designed To Get Cops Off The Hook

6 years ago

How Police Body Cameras Were Designed To Get Cops Off The Hook

Mario Aguilar

The Problem With Those DNA-Based Mugshots

6 years ago

The Problem With Those DNA-Based Mugshots

Adam Clark Estes

All The Dreamy Drone Businesses The FAA’s Proposed Rules Would Kill

6 years ago

All The Dreamy Drone Businesses The FAA’s Proposed Rules Would Kill

Adam Clark Estes

How The Silk Road Trial Set A Dangerous Legal Precedent

6 years ago

How The Silk Road Trial Set A Dangerous Legal Precedent

Kate Knibbs