UK invests in 4 police vans with live facial recognition to cut knife crime
By Chris Burt The UK government has announced investments in live facial recognition and research and development for remote scanning technologies as it attempts to…
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Clearview AI facial recognition gets green light for use by Dallas police
By Joel R. McConvey Police in Dallas, Texas are getting AI-driven facial recognition technology. Local ABC affiliate WFAA reports that city council has approved the…
Rights commission concerned about proposed facial recognition bill for Irish police
By Abigail Opiah The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has stated that the legislation regarding the proposed implementation of facial recognition technology (FRT)…
Paris rolls out AI surveillance for Taylor Swift
By Masha Borak Pop superstar Taylor Swift had her concert in Paris guarded by AI-powered video surveillance as the city prepares for heightened security risks…
Police in Germany using live facial recognition
By Masha Borak Police in Germany are employing high-definition cameras and live facial recognition to catch suspects, raising legal questions in the wake of the…
What Can Go Wrong When Police Use AI to Write Reports?
By Matthew Guariglia Axon—the makers of widely-used police body cameras and tasers (and that also keeps trying to arm drones)—has a new product: AI that…
Documentary: Weapons of Mass Migration May 9
By Neenah Payne The documentary “Weapons of Mass Migration” below explains how the UN and US facilitate mass illegal migration to destroy America.  Watch it…
Gun violence remains a top issue in US
Op-Ed by Emily Thompson Gun violence continues to plague the United States and thousands of people die each year from gunshot wounds. Over 40,000 people…
Indian police adopt facial recognition despite risk of massive data breaches
By Joel McConvey “Real-time facial recognition” typically refers to continuous biometric monitoring. But it applies equally as well to the experience of watching in real…
Ventura County Asks for a Major Criminal Investigation Then Hides the Report
By Janet Phelan The Ventura Sheriff’s Department is hiding a criminal report. In June of 2023, Ventura County Supervisor Jeff Gorell met with several individuals…
Pistols drawn as UK surveillance state duels with rights groups
By Joel R. McConvey As the UK pushes forward with digital surveillance projects, the chorus of voices weighing in on the legal, ethical and practical…
Facial recognition coming to LA transit after passenger fatally stabbed
By Joel R. McConvey Transit officials in Los Angeles have declared a public safety emergency over the stabbing of a 66-year-old woman in the city’s…
Be careful where you upload files! Experts reveal new ransomware threat
By Selcuk Uluagac, Florida International University You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out…
Mastercard announces new AI suite with behavioral biometrics to fight fraud
By Joel R. McConvey Large financial institutions are coming to terms with the new world of tech-driven fraud and adopting digital identity tools as an…