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Some U.K. BMW Police Cars Won’t Do High-Speed Pursuit Anymore
The sight of a BMW police car in the U.K. is not unusual at all: 3-series, 5-series, and X5 SUVs…
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Ford Explorer Remains Quickest Police Car Sold Today, for Now
Welcome to the United States, where the 301-hp V-6 Toyota Camry thrives and a 470-hp Jeep Wrangler on 35-inch mud-terrain…
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It’s Not Easy to Control Police Use of Tech—Even With a Law
In 2018, Oakland enacted an innovative law giving citizens a voice in police use of surveillance technology. The Electronic Frontier…
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An Explosion in Geofence Warrants Threatens Privacy Across the US
Police around the country have drastically increased their use of geofence warrants, a widely criticized investigative technique that collects data…
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The NYPD Had a Secret Fund for Surveillance Tools
New York City police bought a range of surveillance tools—including facial-recognition software, predictive policing software, vans equipped with x-ray machines…
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Struggling to Recruit, Police Turn to Targeted Ads
Your favorite social media platform likely knows more about you than your parents do. Our clicks, likes, and follows reveal…
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This AI Helps Police Monitor Social Media. Does It Go Too Far?
Since 2016, civil liberties groups have raised alarms about online surveillance of social media chatter by city officials and police…
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Cops Are Getting Free High-Tech Lassos to Use on Suspects by Sharing Their Body Camera Footage
Photo: Wrap Technologies Cops are handing over body camera footage and testimonials to Wrap Technologies to help the security firm…
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Baltimore May Soon Ban Facial Recognition for Everyone but Cops
After years of failed attempts to curb surveillance technologies, Baltimore is close to enacting one of the nation’s most stringent…
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The All-Seeing Eyes of New York’s 15,000 Surveillance Cameras
A new video from human rights organization Amnesty International maps the locations of more than 15,000 cameras used by the…
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