Tech Culture Electronics NYPD brings back the Digidog robot dog, two years after tearing up its contract with Boston Dynamics "The NYPD is turning bad science fiction into terrible policing" By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2023, 8:34 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Lawsuit over fatal 2017 Call of Duty swatting incident ends in $5 million settlement The officer who killed innocent Andrew Finch was later promoted By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2023, 5:19 AM 11 comments
Electronics San Francisco supervisors pivot 180 degrees on their decision to allow killer robots Last week they voted 8-3 for using lethal robotic force, while this week the vote was 8-3 to ban the tactic By Cal Jeffrey, December 7, 2022, 1:36 PM 11 comments
Electronics San Francisco green lights SFPD rule allowing robotic lethal-force "This is not [like] Robocop." Not yet, anyway By Cal Jeffrey, November 30, 2022, 3:32 PM 9 comments
Electronics San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force "You are in direct violation of Penal Code 1.13, Section 9. You have five seconds to comply." By Cal Jeffrey, November 23, 2022, 5:21 PM 24 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Police drop in on streamer after hearing him shouting for help during Apex Legends game They were very polite about it By Rob Thubron, February 17, 2022, 7:44 AM 10 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Police officers fired for ignoring robbery to play Pokémon Go denied appeal Catch a criminal or a Snorlax? By Rob Thubron, January 11, 2022, 5:17 AM
The Web Tech Culture Police in Beverly Hills are playing copyrighted music to deter livestreaming A clever loophole to curb the sharing of police videos on social media? By Shawn Knight, February 10, 2021, 10:52 AM 50 comments
Tech Culture AI Los Angeles Police Department bans the use of third-party facial recognition technology LAPD can still use in-house alternatives, though By Cohen Coberly, November 18, 2020, 1:28 PM
Industry Gaming Ubisoft Montreal office involved in fake bomb threat Caller demanded over $2 million in ransom By David Matthews, November 13, 2020, 7:48 PM 14 comments
Security Mobile Law enforcement agencies have powerful forensic tools to gather information from your phone Scary powerful forensic tools By Shawn Knight, October 21, 2020, 3:00 PM 11 comments
Tech Culture French PS4 sale leads to rowdy crowds being pepper sprayed by police A new PS4 for just over $100! By Rob Thubron, June 18, 2020, 8:03 AM
Mobile Tech Culture NYPD to replace officers' handwritten patrol memo books with iPhone app NYPD is losing one of its oldest policing tools By Shawn Knight, February 5, 2020, 4:38 PM 8 comments
Security London police will deploy live facial recognition cameras to catch criminals They may improve city security, but at what cost? By Cohen Coberly, January 25, 2020, 6:51 AM 14 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Police testing taser alternative that wraps suspects up in a tether, Spider-Man-style A lot safer than being electrocuted By Rob Thubron, September 19, 2019, 8:05 AM 19 comments
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