All posts tagged "police"
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Amazon
/ 2 years agoRing is giving your camera footage to police without a warrant
Honestly, this isn't that surprising. Gross maybe, but not surprising.
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News
/ 3 years agoA police surveillance database could be storing your Facebook selfies if your profile is public
Agencies are buying access to huge databases with billions of images.
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News
/ 3 years agoCitizen’s crime monitoring app wants you to cough up $20 a month so they can call 911 for you
Why is this even a thing?
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News
/ 4 years agoA drug dealer’s love of cheese led to his arrest after police used a picture to snag his fingerprints
I was going to make a cheesy pun, but this will have to fondue.
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News
/ 4 years agoA man in Detroit is suing the police after incorrect facial recognition led to his arrest
The ACLU is helping Robert Williams with his case.
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News
/ 4 years agoTo avoid being livestreamed, cops could be using this trick to trigger copyright filters
It seems that the goal is to have bots automatically remove videos from platforms like Instagram for copyright infringement.
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News
/ 4 years agoAmazon’s Ring added over 1,000 police departments to its Neighbors Portal program in 2020
Not surprising, honestly.
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#DroneTechie
/ 4 years agoPolice in California are using autonomous drones to track suspects
While this condensed example is a promising use of the technology, civil liberty groups are concerned.
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News
/ 4 years agoPolice in one city are using Ring Doorbells to monitor video livestreams
Everything is terrible.
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iPhone
/ 4 years agoLocal police departments in all 50 states use hacking tools to unlock smartphones
Police spend thousands of dollars to break into smartphones.
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Amazon
/ 5 years agoRing is pushing out an update that lets you opt-out of police video requests through its Neighbors app
Don't get it twisted, police can still issue a warrant for the footage.
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News
/ 5 years agoIf you own a Ring doorbell, police can keep your footage forever
You can still refuse to hand over the footage initially, however.
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News
/ 5 years agoFremont police Tesla runs out of juice during a high-speed pursuit because charging a car is hard
What a time to be alive.
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News
/ 6 years agoRing’s Neighborhoods Portal gives police access to loads of recorded footage
Well, this is kinda creepy.
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Apps
/ 6 years agoA new Shortcut on iOS automatically records a video when pulled over by the police
Shortcuts are pretty great.
