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24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago
New York City

American Police Trust These Guns for a Reason

Police departments select firearms based on price, reliability, capacity, accuracy, and brand quality, emphasizing the importance of operational needs. [ more ]
InsideEVs
1 month ago
Cars

Police Diversify With EVs As Combustion Engine Just Can't Keep Up

Police departments are facing the need to diversify their fleet to include electric vehicles due to criminals using EVs to easily outmaneuver traditional combustion engine police cars. [ more ]
24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago
New York City

American Police Trust These Guns for a Reason

Police departments select firearms based on price, reliability, capacity, accuracy, and brand quality, emphasizing the importance of operational needs. [ more ]
InsideEVs
1 month ago
Cars

Police Diversify With EVs As Combustion Engine Just Can't Keep Up

Police departments are facing the need to diversify their fleet to include electric vehicles due to criminals using EVs to easily outmaneuver traditional combustion engine police cars. [ more ]
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24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago
Cars

This American Police Supercar Can Hit a Staggering 268 MPH

Luxury cars like Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini are being used by some police departments for public relations and recruitment purposes. [ more ]
Mashable
4 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft to law enforcement: No using Azure OpenAI for facial recognition

Microsoft prohibits police departments from using AI models for facial recognition purposes or data collection. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
7 months ago
Los Angeles

Disproportionate arrest levels for Black and Latino populations in suburban L.A. County

Black and Latino populations in three northeast cities in Los Angeles County were disproportionately arrested by suburban police departments.
Lack of public information on police conduct and arrests in small cities and suburban areas contributes to less scrutiny on these departments. [ more ]
Hot for Security
7 months ago
Privacy professionals

Canada's 'most prolific hacker' jailed for two years

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison for ransomware and malware attacks.
The hacker targeted over a thousand individuals, businesses, and organizations, including three police departments. [ more ]
www.npr.org
8 months ago
Privacy professionals

Ring will no longer allow police to request users' doorbell camera footage

Ring, owned by Amazon, will no longer allow police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users.
The decision comes after criticism from privacy advocates regarding the relationship between Ring and police departments. [ more ]
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