Retail parking lot ALPR cameras at Lowe's and Home Depot log your plate and vehicle data, sharing it with police - sometimes ...

That little black camera bolted to a pole at the end of your street was supposed to be hunting stolen cars and Amber Alerts. Turns out, in more than a few towns across America, it's also been quietly ...

It’s Wednesday, which means that it’s time to take inventory of everything we hate in another edition of The Gripe Report. Last week, in an edition some are calling "historic," "monumental," and "meh, ...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave final approval Tuesday to an expansion of the Department of Public Works' Surveillance Technology Policy to allow the department to use drones to catch ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — Murfreesboro police used license plate reader (LPR) technology to crack a retail theft ring targeting a Walmart on Old Fort Parkway — the latest example of what officers ...

Santee could soon join San Diego County’s growing network of automated license plate readers. The City Council last week directed staff to draft an agreement with the Sheriff’s Office for six readers, ...

Treasure Coast police have reported a steep increase in the use of license plate readers for immigration enforcement. Florida law enforcement agencies are giving license plate data to ICE. Flock ...

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Amazon discontinued several older Kindle e-readers a couple of days ago. This includes any Kindle made prior to 2012, including the first-generation Paperwhite. Customers can no longer purchase ...

Technology is reshaping public safety, recovering missing persons, and providing investigators with real time evidence and leads. In one recent, horrific case, a woman was found dead in a suitcase in ...

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(The Conversation) — Our engagement with AI is at a crossroads: Will we treat it as an all-knowing oracle or as a tool to expand our own way of seeing the world? Of course, the urge to seek answers ...