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UK Police Say Live Facial Recognition Success

Police in the UK say they have achieved major success in live facial recognition (LFR) usage, which could see wider adoption of the controversial...

By IPVM - 4 months ago

StarChase GPS Launcher Profiled

StarChase is a niche US company that provides GPS launchers to law enforcement for tagging and tracking vehicles, was recently showcased by the...

By Nikita Ermolaev and Christie Smythe - 12 months ago

Brinc Public Safety Drones Examined

Seattle-based drone startup, Brinc, wants to be "the free world drone maker", manufacturing drones for law enforcement and public safety. The...

By Mert Karakaya - 12 months ago

NYPD Pilots 2 Robots And a GPS "Gun"

New York City's Mayor drew significant attention this week for the piloting of 2 robots (Knightscope and Boston Dynamics) as well as a gun that...

By Nikita Ermolaev, John Honovich, and Christie Smythe - about 1 year ago

ShotSpotter Changes Name To SoundThinking

ShotSpotter, used widely by law enforcement, has long been at the center of controversies. Now the acoustic gunshot detection company is changing...

By Christie Smythe - about 1 year ago

Actuate CEO Dismisses Advisor's Police Resignation Issues as "Petty and Irrelevant"

Actuate hired former Philadelphia Police Commissioner who resigned after being sued over retaliation allegations from a subordinate, 19 years...

By Joyce Ho - over 1 year ago

How US Courts Assess Surveillance Technology (Frye/Daubert Hearings)

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By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago

London Police Facial Recognition Struggles To Find Suspects

The London Metropolitan police's latest live facial recognition (LFR) deployment found no suspects with one false alert that resulted in a wrongful...

By IPVM - over 1 year ago

FBI NCIC LPR Hotlist Usage Examined

LPR usage is exploding, powered by hotlists provided by the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC). However, details on how law enforcement...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 2 years ago

New Jersey Police Disregarded Face Rec Use Policy, Sued for Wrongful Arrest

Although New Jersey police were explicitly instructed that facial recognition matches are not to be used as probable cause for arrest, the police...

By Isabella Cheng - about 2 years ago

Video Reveals Hikvision Cameras Surveilling Xinjiang Concentration Camps

A YouTube video of Xinjiang's detention camps shows numerous Hikvision cameras, providing further evidence of the firm's ties to the...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

Brazil Approves Dahua Direct Deal After Bid Rigging Investigation

Dahua is moving forward with a controversial 1,000-camera, $20+ million USD direct deal in Brazil following an investigation into alleged...

By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago

Brazil Approves Dahua Direct Deal After Bid Rigging Investigation

Dahua is moving forward with a controversial 1,000-camera, $20+ million USD direct deal in Brazil following an investigation into alleged...

By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago

Oosto / Anyvision Criticizes Clearview, Calls For Empty DB Facial Recognition

Oosto (formerly Anyvision) has called out Clearview AI, stating "that biometrics should be deployed with empty databases" in a recent release,...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago

Flock Risks False Felony Stops With Previously Stolen Vehicles, Detective Says “Not The Flock System’s Fault"

False traffic stops conducted on previously stolen vehicles can be particularly dangerous because they are treated as high-risk. As Flock Safety...

By IPVM - over 2 years ago

Facial Recognition's Controversial Rise in Brazil

Brazilian media, academics, and NGOs are voicing alarm at facial recognition's growing popularity in the country, where its use has gone beyond...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago

UK Home Office Rejects 'Human Rights Clause' In Surveillance Camera Code

The UK Home Office has rejected a 'human rights clause' in its revised Surveillance Camera Code that could have blocked Hikvision and Dahua's sales...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

How the PRC Blocked Out Foreign Tech Products Claiming Security Risks

Today, PRC manufacturers like Hikvision and Huawei regularly denounce Western efforts at restricting their technology for national security risks...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

Flock Expands Into Gunshot And Audio Analytics (Raven)

Flock Safety is expanding from its core market of LPR into "audio evidence capture" and most notably gunshot detection, just months after raising...

By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago

Axis Rise And Fall Inside PRC China

Today, Axis' PRC China sales are tiny, but for years Axis considered the PRC the "market with the greatest potential" due to its strong growth and...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

US Clearview AI Database "Collected Illegally" Declares EU Parliament, Clearview AI Disputes

The European Parliament singled out Clearview AI in a resolution on artificial intelligence last week, declaring that the US company's database was...

By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago

European Parliament Calls for Sweeping AI Curbs, Police Facial Recognition Ban

The European Parliament adopted a sweeping resolution last week, calling for bans on law enforcement use of closed/proprietary AI systems, a ban on...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago

Axis CEO Touted Tiananmen Square Cameras Sale In 2010, Says Likely Make Different Decision Today

In 2010, while growing rapidly in the PRC, Axis' CEO touted over 70 Axis cameras deployed in Tiananmen Square, boasting that the same government...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

IPVM Testifies at Uyghur Tribunal

IPVM provided expert testimony to the Uyghur Tribunal in London on September 12, outlining how PRC China authorities use various surveillance tools...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago

PRC Minority Ethnicity Recognition Research Targeted Uyghurs, Breached Ethical Standards

A research paper analyzing "Chinese ethnical groups" focused on "Korean, Tibetan, and Uyghur" ethnicities has been found by an Australian...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

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