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Crime and Justice News
Jan 142 min read
'Fail-Safe' Cameras Captured NY Inmate's Beating By Officers
Video footage of New York state corrections officers brutally beating an inmate last month was captured by a “fail-safe” feature on their...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 16, 20242 min read
New NYPD Head Pioneered Tech That Helped ID United Shooter
Two weeks into running the largest U.S. police force, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch had a crucial decision to make: whether...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 24, 20241 min read
ChatGPT Can Provide Detailed Advice On How To Commit Crime
ChatGPT can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Chicago Transit Rolls Out AI Gun Detection System
The Chicago Transit Authority is initiating tests on a technology that uses artificial intelligence to detect firearms within its "L"...
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Crime and Justice News
May 6, 20241 min read
Some Defense Lawyers, Judges Question Cybercheck AI Tool
Law enforcement agencies and prosecutors have turned to a little-known artificial intelligence tool to help investigate, charge and...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 29, 20242 min read
NYC Mayor Adds Gun Detectors in Subway Stations for Extra Security
New York City Mayor Eric Adams started the process of installing gun detection technology in subways on Thursday, as part of efforts to...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Philadelphia Ended Gun-Detection System Before Bus Shootings
On March 6, eight Philadelphia high school students were shot while waiting to catch a city bus. The school of 3,450 students was so...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 7, 20241 min read
Feds Arrest Chinese Software Engineer For Stealing Google Tech
A Chinese software engineer was arrested for stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 1, 20242 min read
The FBI Catches Suspects by Utilizing Phone 'Push Alerts'
Alleged pedophile “LuvEmYoung” had worked to stay anonymous in chatrooms where he bragged about sexually abusing children. A criminal...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Can Drones Surveil Property Without Violating 4th Amendment?
A case in the Michigan Supreme Court is raising new questions about the right to privacy surrounding drone surveillance by local...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 29, 20242 min read
Police Use Of AI In Probes, Call Screens Expands Despite Concerns
The Humberside Police in England have tested testing an artificial intelligence emergency call software. The AI, provided by UK start-up...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 25, 20241 min read
Ring Doorbells To Stop Police Access To Camera Footage
Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 22, 20241 min read
More Crime-Fighting Robots May Aid Security, Raise Ethics Issues
Robotics company Knightscope deployed a new kind of crime-fighting bot nationwide to supplement security efforts in "high risk areas,"...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Can Police Use Of AI Technology Foil Terrorist Attacks?
If you visit Nice, gateway to the glamorous French Riviera, you are being watched. The Mediterranean resort, scene of a horrific...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Google Will Drop Access To Users' Location Histories, Blocking Police
Google is changing its Maps tool so that the company no longer has access to users' location histories, cutting off its ability to...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 13, 20231 min read
U.S. Border Agency Expected To Increase AI, Robot Spending
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is expected to increase the use of robots and AI technology along the southern border,...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Police Robots: Preventing Crime Or Just 'Security Theater'?
In 2014, the company Knightscope said it wanted to create a fleet of robots that would cruise through shopping malls, corporate campuses...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 31, 20232 min read
New Orleans Facial Recognition Called Ineffective, Racist
In the summer of 2022, with a spike in violent crime hitting New Orleans, the city council allowed police to use facial-recognition...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 25, 20232 min read
California’s Injunction: ‘Addictive Tech Design Is Not Free Speech’
By incorrectly interpreting the definition of “free speech” and expanding it to encompass addictive technology design features, this...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Watchdog Faults Federal Agencies For Training On Facial Recognition
Facial recognition technology is being used increasingly by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and has led to false...
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