The Metropolitan Police said they are changing their policy on releasing more body-worn video from officers "where it can improve transparency and trust in policing". It said this would improve trust and "back our own officers and help people understand the very challenging role they perform". Body-worn video has until now typically only published after the conclusion of any criminal proceedings, meaning the public was only seeing a "partial picture" from footage shared online by others.
For months, I have listened to the outcry regarding [ALPR] technology. I have seen the eyerolls, and I've even been met with 'Nazi rhetoric,' the dangerous claim that believing in accountability and community safety is somehow equivalent to totalitarianism. Comparing a neighbor's desire for a safe street to a dark chapter of history is a classic case of comparing apples to oranges; it is a distraction used to avoid the reality of the threats our town faces today.
The UK's eGates—officially called ePassport gates—are automated passport control checkpoints operated by Border Force at airports and international rail terminals across the country. To find them, simply follow the signs in passport control. Instead of handing your passport to an immigration officer, eligible travelers can scan their passport themselves, step into a gate, and look into a camera that matches their face to the biometric photo stored in their passport chip. If everything checks out, the gates open automatically, and travelers can continue into the airport.
Phones are always within easy reach, offering instant access to the world, social media, and messages from friends and family. Even if you're not being pinged with notifications, the temptation to scroll through an app or two is always there.
Mohamed sued Alphabet, noting that the list didn't even contain his name. Rather, his name was merely similar to "one or more Muslim or Middle Eastern names on the list," his lawsuit stated. He also said he only sued because he couldn't get a human at Waymo to actually address his issue. However, he dropped his lawsuit after Waymo instituted a process for users to request Waymo workers to conduct an audit of their ban.
A phone app has been launched showing people the “safest” walking route, based on factors including street lights, CCTV and crime statistics. The Safest Way app is available in York, London and Northern Ireland, with developers hoping to expand it further across the UK. It is free to use, with no registration required, and is part-funded by Ordnance Survey.
Microsoft is "streamlining" access to Copilot within its productivity applications and updating the keyboard shortcut to activate the assistant. "We heard from many of you that you're unsure how to start engaging with Copilot," the company says, though it did not elaborate on where it had heard this. On its Microsoft 365 Copilot feedback forum, the top-voted request was for more granular agent availability controls.
Yarbo now plans to completely remove the remote backdoor access that could have let bad actors reprogram the robot over the internet. Yarbo customers will be able to decide whether that feature even gets installed in the first place, co-founder Kenneth Kohlmann pledges to The Verge.
