Tech Culture Security Amazon's Ring has partnerships with over 400 US police forces The company calls it the "new neighborhood watch" By Adrian Potoroaca, August 28, 2019, 7:16 PM 14 comments
Mobile Industry Chicago police will test Samsung's in-vehicle version of DeX An ideal use for the platform? By Rob Thubron, August 22, 2019, 5:20 AM
Mobile Galaxy S9 phones will be used as body cameras by Colorado deputies Another use for the versatile smartphone By Rob Thubron, July 19, 2019, 6:59 AM
Tech Culture Gaming Japanese police turn to Street Fighter characters for recruitment drive Would this tempt you to join the cyber-crimes division? By Rob Thubron, July 2, 2019, 9:45 AM
Tech Culture California's State Assembly may ban the use of facial recognition tech in police body cameras It could be a major win for privacy proponents By Cohen Coberly, May 21, 2019, 4:41 PM 7 comments
Tech Culture Google NYPD sends Google cease-and-desist letter over Waze's DWI checkpoints Google said the feature is there to help drivers avoid speed traps By Rob Thubron, February 7, 2019, 6:58 AM 25 comments
Tech Culture NYPD to deploy drone over Times Square New Year's Eve festivities The eye in the sky will be watching --- better leave those hip flasks at home By Cal Jeffrey, December 31, 2018, 5:46 PM
Industry Cops are using Amazon boxes with tracking devices to catch package thieves You're a mean one, Mr Grinch By Cal Jeffrey, December 12, 2018, 4:26 PM 25 comments
Google Mobile Google is receiving police requests for data from all mobile users near crime locations GPS can be turned off but users can still be tracked through Wi-Fi and cellular network usage By William Gayde, March 19, 2018, 12:19 PM 7 comments
Tech Culture UK police force could let people report crimes using their Amazon Echo Alexa, I've been robbed By Rob Thubron, January 2, 2018, 8:01 AM
Electronics Smart speaker alerts authorities to alleged domestic assault incident When mishearing a command is a good thing By Rob Thubron, July 10, 2017, 11:45 AM 10 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Man arrested for punching 300-pound robot to the ground He was allegedly drunk at the time By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2017, 9:30 AM 8 comments
Industry Taser will be renamed to Axon, offers free body cameras to every police officer in US By William Gayde, April 6, 2017, 7:30 PM 8 comments
Security Mobile Michigan police want to use 3D-printed fingers to unlock a murder victim's phone By Rob Thubron, July 22, 2016, 10:15 AM
Gaming Tech Culture French man aimlessly wanders onto military base during Pokémon hunt By Shawn Knight, July 20, 2016, 9:30 AM 14 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Police are using Pokemon Go to lure fugitives out of hiding By Shawn Knight, July 19, 2016, 2:15 PM 11 comments
Mobile Gaming Criminals use Pokémon Go to lure victims and rob them at gunpoint By Rob Thubron, July 11, 2016, 6:15 AM 14 comments
Industry London police are considering the use of drones in motorcycle pursuits By Shawn Knight, July 4, 2016, 11:00 AM 7 comments
Electronics Tech Culture This device could determine if you were texting and driving By Shawn Knight, April 29, 2016, 1:45 PM 12 comments
Car Tech Google Police pull over Google self-driving car for driving too slow By Rob Thubron, November 13, 2015, 9:30 AM 26 comments
The Web Police track down fugitives thanks to Spotify, Netflix By Stephen Libbey, July 13, 2015, 5:15 PM
Mobile The Web Law enforcement fights back against the Waze app police tracking feature By Justin Kahn, February 12, 2015, 5:45 PM 24 comments
Electronics Law enforcement agencies have been using handheld radars to see inside homes for years By Shawn Knight, January 21, 2015, 10:30 AM 22 comments
Microsoft Microsoft tip leads to the arrest of a suspected child predator By Shawn Knight, August 7, 2014, 5:45 AM 7 comments
The Web Security Google gets a man arrested after detecting child porn in his email By Himanshu Arora, August 4, 2014, 11:00 AM 51 comments