Border officer provides device passwords to police
A Canadian border officer who dealt with Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver’s airport in the hours before her arrest said he […]
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Game Trains Police To Get Facebook Data Fast
Many investigators don’t know how to request help from the likes of Facebook, Apple and Google at speed when an […]
The Police Can Probably Break Into Your Phone
At least 2,000 law enforcement agencies have tools to get into encrypted smartphones, according to new research, and they are […]
Activists Turn Facial Recognition Tools Against the Police
Mr. Howell is a lifelong protester and self-taught coder. He had begun researching how to build a facial recognition product […]
UK police get access to people told to self-isolate
People who have been told to self-isolate through NHS test and trace could have their contact details passed to police, […]
The Netherlands Is Becoming a Predictive Policing Hot Spot
A report released late last month by Amnesty International revealed that Dutch law enforcement have been engaged in a number of […]
US Homeland Security collaring a suspected arsonist after asking Google for the IP addresses of folks who made a specific search
An unsealed warrant in a case involving alleged pedophile R&B star R. Kelly has shown how the Feds can get […]
Japan’s police introduce facial recognition system in criminal probes
About 10 million facial images are currently stored in the agency’s database, including those of suspects referred to prosecutors who […]
European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More
The malware that French law enforcement deployed en masse onto Encrochat devices, a large encrypted phone network using Android phones, […]
Doorbell Cameras Help to Spy on Police
Two leaked documents show how a monitoring tool used by police has been turned against them. The rise of the […]
Police Want Your Smart Speaker—Here’s Why
Requests are rising from law enforcement for information on the devices, which can include internet queries, food orders, and overheard […]
UK Court Finds Unlawful Use of Automated Facial Recognition by Police
On August 11, 2020, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales overturned the High Court’s dismissal of a challenge […]