Federal Judge Upholds Arizonans’ Right to Record the Police
By Sophia Cope and Adam Schwartz The Arizona legislature last year passed a law (H.B. 2319 codified at A.R.S. § 13-3732) banning the video recording…
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Black Woman Matched by Facial Recognition Alleges Police Misconduct in Lawsuit
By Chris Burt Another person in the United States is alleging a wrongful arrest based on a false match by facial recognition software used by…
From Covert to Overt: UK Government and Businesses Seek to Unleash Facial Recognition Technologies Across Urban Landscape
By Nick Corbishley The Home Office is encouraging police forces across the country to make use of live facial recognition technologies for routine law enforcement….
Bar for UK Crimes Prosecuted with Live Facial Recognition Could Get Much Lower
By Jim Nash Pledges by the UK government that its use of biometric data in law enforcement would be limited to, for example, the most…
Japanese Police Test AI-Equipped Cameras To Protect VIPs
By Tyler Durden Japanese police will begin testing security cameras equipped with AI-based technology to protect high-profile public figures, Nikkei reports. AI-equipped cameras can have…
Scottish Police Reprimanded for Illegally Storing Biometrics
By Joel R. McConvey The Scottish Police Authority (SPA)’s Policing Performance Committee met in June to discuss assurance reviews from the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, which…
EU Police Biometric Databases Will Grow With New Data Exchange Policy, Says Rights Group
By Masha Borak The European Union’s new law on exchanging data between national law enforcement authorities is set to increase the amount of data being…
French Cops Can Now Secretly Activate Phone Cameras, Microphones And GPS To Spy On Citizens
By Tyler Durden Cops in France have been granted the authority to remotely activate a suspect’s cellphone camera, microphone, and GPS, after the passage of a…
In Less than 48 Hours, 2 Cops in the Same Department Arrested for Sex Crimes
By Matt Agorist A disturbing pattern of sexual misconduct has come to light within the Placer County Sheriff’s Department, further reinforcing the already tainted image…
Use of Face Biometrics Sharply Criticized in Two US Criminal Cases
By Bianca Gonzalez Kylese Perryman, 21, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against two police agencies in the U.S. state of Minnesota following his…
FBI’s Iris Biometrics Repository Reaches 2.5 Million With Tech From Iris ID
By Bianca Gonzalez According to a company statement from Iris ID, the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) Iris Service now has roughly 2.5 million identities…
Cops Terrorize 10yo Girl, Drag Her From Home, Handcuff Her After She Opens Door
By Matt Agorist Sacramento, CA — Public exposure threatens to engulf the Sacramento Police Department in controversy, following an audit that exposes rampant civil rights…
Serial Rapist Cop Gets Off with a Wrist Slap as Taxpayers Forced to Pay His Victims
By Matt Agorist Louisville, KY — Once again, in a case that illustrates the clear injustice in our system, Louisville Metro taxpayers are forced to…
As Violent Crime Skyrockets, Cops Arrest Innocent Man for Chalking Sidewalk Without a Permit
By Matt Agorist San Antonio, TX — Earlier this year, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus presented his crime report to a public safety committee….