police tech
Facial Recognition Is Out of Control in India
The country’s use of biometric data against activists and “hooligans” paints a grim picture of how the technology is threatening human rights.
Axon Halts Plans to Sell Flying Taser Drones to Schools
Axon initially moved ahead with the drone despite protest from its ethics advisory board, but has reportedly changed course after several members of the board said they will resign.
Axon Wants To Make Taser Drones for Schools Despite Its Own Ethics Board’s Concerns
After deadly shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, the police tech company is unveiling its most dystopian project yet.
Police Are Buying Drones and Armored Vehicles With COVID Relief Funds
President Biden has encouraged more spending on police tech, despite local activists’ calls to fund life-sustaining food and housing programs.
Activists Are Occupying the Woods of Atlanta to Block a New Police Facility
Members of a decentralized movement are sabotaging bulldozers and building communal living spaces in an effort to block the $90 million training facility.
This Company Wants to Sell High-Tech Lasso Weapons to Schools and Hospitals
Wrap Technologies is trying to make its BolaWrap lasso device available to teachers and private security.
Los Angeles Cops Want $18 Million for Surveillance Software and Snacks
The 'police reform' proposal has been criticized by local activists, who see it as another money grab after last summer's uprisings.
Police Are Using Gunshot Detection Tech To Justify Stop-and-Frisks
In Chicago, a government watchdog says Shotspotter alerts have only led to evidence of gun crime in 9 percent of cases.
More Cities Are Moving to Drop Automated Gunshot-Detection Tech
Experts say ShotSpotter is unreliable and disproportionately calls armed police into Black and brown neighborhoods.
Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI
Prosecutors in Chicago are being forced to withdraw evidence generated by the technology, which led to the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo earlier this year.
Gunshot-Detecting Tech Is Summoning Armed Police to Black Neighborhoods
A Motherboard investigation found that ShotSpotter frequently generates false alerts—and it's deployed almost exclusively in non-white neighborhoods.
Honolulu Police Used a Robot Dog to Patrol a Homeless Encampment
Local police used $150,000 in COVID relief funds to purchase Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot, Spot.