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An investigation into the growing business of selling AI technologies to police departments, including facial recognition, chatbots, and automated report-writing tools, and the potential consequences for civil liberties and policing practices.
Communities are pushing back against Flock's AI surveillance cameras, with the LAPD letting its contract expire over privacy concerns and dozens of other contracts terminated across the US. An Air Force engineer faces charges for cutting down cameras, claiming they are unconstitutional.
Increased drone surveillance by police and fire departments during July 4th celebrations led to significant fines, including a $100,000 citation, as part of a broader trend of using drones to deter illegal fireworks.
The FBI seized hundreds of domains linked to NetNut, a residential proxy service operated by Israeli company Alarum Technologies, which is associated with the Popa botnet comprising at least two million compromised devices.
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that geofence warrants, which compel tech companies to hand over cell phone location data, require Fourth Amendment protections, affirming that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their location records even in public areas.
Axon CEO Rick Smith reports a 700%+ year-over-year increase in revenue from AI policing tools, as the company pivots from Tasers to AI software for law enforcement.
A coordinated global operation called Operation Endgame disrupted major malware networks (Amadey, Stealc, SocGholish), seizing hundreds of servers and recovering 27 million stolen credentials and $47 million in crypto assets.
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office used a drone with a dangling magnet to remove a knife from a motionless suspect, marking what they claim is a nationwide first in drone disarmament. The incident has drawn both praise and skepticism over the suspect's lack of resistance.
The DOJ seized two major deepfake-nude sites, CFAKE and SOCFAKE, in the first enforcement action under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, marking a significant application of the new law against AI-generated non-consensual explicit images.
A UK police officer is under criminal investigation for allegedly using AI to fabricate evidence, marking the first such case in the country. The incident has prompted reviews of affected cases and broader concerns about AI reliability in police work.
A surveillance company plans to add Bluetooth sensors to automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) to capture unique identifiers from phones, AirPods, and smartwatches in passing vehicles, potentially allowing law enforcement to track specific individuals.
Dutch authorities, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Center, dismantled a botnet comprising over 17 million devices managed by 200 servers, linked to Russian proxy service provider ASOCKS.
In a tweet, @glangley highlights that Flock Safety helped find 10,000 missing people last year, emphasizing impact over typical tech metrics.
FBI agent explains how suspects posting AI-generated non-consensual intimate images are easily identified, as demonstrated by an arrest where the suspect used his own photo as a profile picture.
BusPatrol, which installed AI-powered cameras on school buses to catch drivers illegally passing, now plans to turn them into automatic license plate readers and share location data with law enforcement, raising mass surveillance concerns.
Dutch authorities arrested two co-owners of hosting companies for providing infrastructure used by Russia in cyberattacks and influence operations, seizing over 800 servers.
Nevada man Jason Killinger was arrested after a casino's AI facial recognition falsely identified him as a trespasser. Police ignored his valid ID and obvious physical differences, insisted on the AI's conclusion, and arrested him. Only fingerprint analysis proved his innocence. The incident reveals the problem of law enforcement blindly trusting AI when it makes mistakes.
Police and international authorities dismantled a VPN service used by criminals, seizing servers and identifying users, after a years-long investigation.
Canadian authorities arrested Jacob Butler, aka Dort, for operating the Kimwolf DDoS botnet that enslaved millions of IoT devices; he faces charges in both the U.S. and Canada.
A Prism investigation reveals that Amazon, Facebook, ICE, and the FBI have access to Seattle Shield, an exclusive intelligence-sharing network operated by the Seattle Police Department, raising concerns about accountability and privacy.