The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. The term is most commonly associated with police services of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility.
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It’s been 14 years since the first Dutch police drone — why are they still barely used?
Why Dutch police created two drones in the early 2000s, and what drone policing will be like in the future.
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Dutch predictive policing tool 'designed to ethnically profile,' study finds
An Amnesty International investigation found that the predictive policing system deliberately targets Eastern Europeans.
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British police to trial facial recognition system that detects your mood
Lincolnshire police plan to test facial recognition and behavioral tech that infers people's moods and expressions by analyzing ...
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UK court rules police use of facial recognition was 'unlawful'
In a landmark decision, judges said South Wales Police's use of facial recognition breached human rights and data protection ...
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Beijing arrested a pro-democracy media tycoon in Hong Kong — then his stock quadrupled
Hong Kong activists became stock traders on Monday in support of local media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whom authorities arrested ...
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This AI uses emoji to protect BLM protestors from facial recognition
Stanford Machine Learning researchers have develop an anonymization tool called the BLMPrivacyBot that covers the faces of ...
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Dataminr helped police surveil BLM protestors using their tweets
AI startup Dataminr helped law enforcement surveil the ongoing protests against police violence by analyzing tweets about ...
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From Stonewall 1969 to Black Lives Matter 2020: How technology ignites change
US Customs and Border Patrol agents flew unmanned aerial vehicles over crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters in at least ...
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Pride 2020: Your guide to virtual events in June
Welcome to 🏳️🌈TNW Pride 2020!🏳️🌈 All throughout June we’ll highlight articles that focus on representation ...
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Microsoft's pause on facial recognition sales could speed up federal rules
Microsoft is banning police from using its facial recognition tech until federal regulation is in place, says the company's ...
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Divider in Chief: Trump tweets disgusting conspiracy theory about elderly man assaulted by cops
In a sickening abortion of leadership, impeached US President Donald Trump today issued a reprehensible attack on a US citizen ...
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Here are 5 ways to use AI as a 'bad apple detector' for cops
When an apple begins to rot it creates a chemical called ethylene. If that apple happens to be in a barrel with a bunch ...
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A man was stabbed to death by his son during a Zoom call
It's not the conference call anyone wants to be a part of: a New York resident was stabbed to death by his son during a Zoom ...
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LAPD ditches predictive policing program accused of racial bias
The Los Angeles Police Department is dumping a controversial predictive policing program that forecasts where property crimes ...
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Police hunt Bitcoin extortionist after another letter bomb explodes in Amsterdam
A letter bomber is sending explosives to offices across the Netherlands, demanding ransoms be paid in Bitcoin cryptocurrency. ...
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China's coronavirus detection app is reportedly sharing citizen data with police
Last month, China rolled out an app for people to test if they've been in 'close contact' with people exposed to the fast-spreading coronavirus. ...
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Cisco is reportedly helping the Kashmir government block social media apps (Updated)
Update (04/03/2020): A Cisco spokesperson said the company strongly supports free expression and it isn't helping the Kashmir ...
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AI Now: Predictive policing systems are flawed because they replicate and amplify racism
The AI Now Institute's Executive Director, Andrea Nill Sánchez, today testified before the European Parliament LIBE Committee ...
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UK police are using AI to predict who could become violent criminals
Police in the UK are using AI to predict who could become violent criminals in a pilot of a system that the government plans ...
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Clearview AI's false claims of accuracy increase the dangers of its face recognition software
Clearview AI's calamitous press campaign had another mishap yesterday when the ACLU slammed its claims of being rated "100% ...
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US senators propose facial recognition ban (but not for police)
US senators have introduced a bill that would temporarily restrict the use of facial recognition technology -- but their ...
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Puerto Rico's government fell victim to a $2.6M email phishing scam
The government of Puerto Rico has revealed it fell victim to an email phishing scam, with the attackers making off with more ...
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New Zealand's first AI police officer reports for duty
Ella is a life-like virtual assistant who uses real-time animation to emulate face-to-face interaction in an empathetic ...
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The US government lost $1.7 billion by selling Bitcoin too early
The US government has been seizing Bitcoin and selling it at auction for the past six years, generating millions, but it ...
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Why Amazon's Ring and facial recognition technology are a clear and present danger to society
“The deployment of connected home security cameras that allow footage to be queried centrally are simply not compatible ...
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Chicago police: Facial recognition adds “jet fuel” for criminal investigations
If you accessed the internet in last week or so, chances are you came across the name ClearView AI -- a terrifying facial ...
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Tesla driver arrested for flossing at 84 mph on autopilot
Autonomous driving looks set to be a part of our motoring future. It sounds great, but it can never account for a driver's ...
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2019's juiciest crypto drama: The saga of OneCoin’s $4B ‘cryptocurrency’ scam
Hardly a week goes by without a new piece of information emerging about the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, so here’s everything ...
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Top fentanyl seller on AlphaBay and Dream Market sentenced to 7 years prison
Police seized more than $1 million in cryptocurrency from this dark web drug dealer who made his mark on the AlphaBay and ...
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Bitmain's former Bitcoin mining chip designer arrested for embezzlement, report
The founder of Chinese Bitcoin mining manufacturer MicroBT has reportedly been arrested for allegedly embezzling $14,339. ...
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AI Now 2019 report slams government use of facial recognition, biased AI
“Community groups, workers, journalists, and researchers—not corporate AI ethics statements and policies—have been ...
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Police arrest head of $2.7M Ugandan cryptocurrency scam
Police have arrested one of the directors of a cryptocurrency startup in Uganda that closed suddenly and made off with investors' ...
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24 Chinese nationals arrested in Thailand over alleged Bitcoin call center scam
Authorities have busted a call center in Thailand and arrested 24 Chinese nationals for allegedly running a Bitcoin investment ...
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Drugs hidden in child’s toy lead police to massive $1M cryptocurrency stash
Australian police have reportedly seized a record amount of cryptocurrency after intercepting a drug delivery from the UK. ...
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Moonday Mornings: Racehorse mogul allegedly stole $110M from OneCoin, bought horses
It's the start of another, which means we have another bunch of cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines from over the weekend ...
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5 arrested after drilling through warehouse wall to steal 85 Bitcoin machines
Police in Malaysia have apprehended a gang that allegedly stole 85 Bitcoin “machines” from a warehouse last weekend by ...
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Apple bans app that warns Hong Kong citizens about police activity, again (Updated)
Apple removes HKmap.live, a crowdsourced live maps app that protestors in Hong Kong used to track police movements, days ...
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Aussie Feds seize arms dealer’s Bitcoin, profit 20-fold
Ever wondered what happens to Bitcoin that's seized by police in criminal investigations? In one Australian case it earned ...
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Alleged EtherDelta hacker in federal court over $1.4M cryptocurrency plot
If convicted on all charges, the alleged EtherDelta hacker faces up to 40 years in prison, and at least $2.8 million in fines. ...
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TalkTalk hacker's parents sentenced for moving son's stolen cryptocurrency
The parents of Elliot Gunton, the 20-year old that hacked TalkTalk, and traded cryptocurrency have landed themselves in hot ...
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Bitcoin fraudsters impersonate Canadian police to steal over $18,000
Police in Canada have issued warnings about a Bitcoin scam after two citizens reportedly lost $18,764.50 (CAD $25,000) to ...
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How machine learning in policing could fuel racial discrimination
The debate over the police using machine learning is intensifying – it is considered in some quarters as controversial ...
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Watch: Sledgehammer-wielding goons jack $300k in goods from two Apple Stores
Six people broke into two Australian Apple Stores early this morning, making off with nearly $300,000 worth of products. ...
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Hacker who sold Uber’s and Sainsbury’s customer data forced to give up $1M in cryptocurrency
A hacker has been ordered to pay back over $1.1 million (£900,000) in cryptocurrency after carrying out attacks on several ...
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Police demand access to sexual assault survivors' phones — or have their case dropped
In April, the UK police introduced consent forms asking sexual assault survivors for permission to access their personal ...
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Louisiana State University Twitter warns of armed intruder, tells students to “Run, Hide, or Fight” UPDATE: Normal operations have resumed on campus
The official Twitter account for the Louisiana State University (LSU) today tweeted a warning to students, faculty and staff ...
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UK dark web dealers get more than 20 years for selling cocaine for Bitcoin
Three men in the UK have been sentenced to prison for operating ‘Project4,’ a “sophisticated” drug-dealing business ...
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Dutch police accidentally mass-texted fire witnesses a link to an 'adult video'
In an unfortunate mishap, Dutch police accidentally texted a link to an adult video to 1,900 witnesses of a house fire in ...
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5 charged in connection with $2.7M Australian cryptocurrency scam
Australian police have charged five people in connection with a protracted cold call cryptocurrency investment scam that ...
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European police trial sending young hackers to remedial classes instead of jail
European police are mulling the idea of giving a second chance to young hackers instead of sending them straight to the clink. ...
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Predictive policing AI is a bigger scam than psychic detectives
Law enforcement agencies around the world have recently begun extricating themselves from expensive, ineffective predictive ...
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US tip-off leads to arrest after man buys child abuse imagery with cryptocurrency in Australia
An Australian man has been charged after authorities linked him to a cryptocurrency account used to buy child exploitation ...
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South Africa targeted in $135,000-a-day Bitcoin 'Ponzi scheme,' thousands duped
Thousands of people in South Africa may have been duped in what's thought to be a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.
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Bitcoin scammers texted victims informing them they’d been conned out of $30,000
After putting over $30,000 into fake Bitcoin investments, a pair of amateur investors received a WhatsApp message telling ...
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Cyber criminals steal $27M in Bitcoin by impersonating popular cryptocurrency exchange
Police agencies from the UK and the Netherlands have arrested six people in connection with the theft of €24 million ($27 ...
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Alleged moderator of dark web drug market AlphaBay facing 20 years in prison
An alleged moderator of AlphaBay, a dark web marketplace, has been indicted for facilitating sales on the site before law ...
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Chinese Bitcoin miner arrested for stealing electricity from oil well
Authorities in China have arrested a man after he reportedly stole electricity from an oil well to mine Bitcoin.
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Spanish police arrest Bitcoin launderers in international credit card fraud case
Spanish police have arrested 35 people allegedly involved in an international counterfeit bank card ring which laundered ...
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Indian police arrest 78 in Bitcoin call center scam
A call center scam that targeted US citizens and requested payment in Bitcoin has been busted by police in India resulting ...
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Vancouver mayor suggests Bitcoin ATM ban to stop money laundering
Vancouver's mayor recently suggested the city should ban cryptocurrency ATMs as local police say they're ideal money laundering ...
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Former BitConnect India chief on the run after promoting another crypto-scam
India's authorities have uncovered more cryptocurrency scams connected to the alleged head of BitConnect Asia. The swindles ...
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Dubai court rejects appeal for harsher sentencing of Bitcoin scam trio
Prosecutors seeking a harsher sentence for a group of Bitcoin scammers have seen their hopes slashed after a court rejected ...
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Police seize over $600K in cash, Bitcoin, and Monero in worldwide dark web drug bust
Police have busted two enormous dark web drug markets - the Wall Street Market and Silkkietie - which ran on Bitcoin and ...
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Police bust potential Bitcoin money laundering scheme in Brazil
Brazilian police have arrested a man on suspicion that he was running a drug trafficking ring and laundering funds using ...
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PSA: Don't give in to police officer asking for your Bitcoin, it's a scam
Has a cop recently asked you to hand over your cryptocurrency?
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Wikileaks’ Julian Assange arrested after Ecuador withdraws asylum (UPDATE)
A seven-year ordeal is over
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Police bust 2 goons linked to $3B OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme
Two men were charged in Singapore today for promoting a cryptocurrency-based multi-level marketing scheme. Local police believe ...
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Danish hustler jailed for laundering $500,000 worth of dirty Bitcoin
Bitcoin is not as anonymous as you might think. A Danish man has been handed a prison sentence after using the digital currency ...
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South Korean police use AI to bust $19M Bitcoin-fuelled pyramid scam
M-Coin is the latest cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme busted. This one was worth a whopping $19 million, and it targeted the elderly ...
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Canada confiscates $1.4M in Bitcoin from dark web drug dealer
A Canadian judge has ordered the forfeiture of approximately $1.4 million in Bitcoin found on a drug dealer’s computer ...
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Bitcoin scammers used Facebook ads to swindle Chinese businessmen out of $250K
Authorities have sentenced three cryptocurrency criminals for robbing $250,000 from a group of Chinese businessmen in Dubai. ...
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Predictive policing is a scam that perpetuates systemic bias
Predictive policing exacerbates inherent systemic bias, covers up unlawful policing, and perpetuates misinformation. It's ...
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Bitcoin theft victim sues AT&T for $224M after SIM-swap bungle
The victim of a debilitating cryptocurrency hack is now suing AT&T for $224M, citing gross negligence that led to having ...
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Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa
Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested two suspects who demanded a Bitcoin ransom following the kidnapping of ...
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US police can't force you to unlock your phone with fingerprints or face recognition
A US federal court judge ruled that police can't compel suspects to unlock their phones using biometrics like face recognition, ...
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Kidnappers in Norway demand $10M Monero ransom for millionaire's wife
Police fear the wife of one of Norway's richest men is being held ransom for $10M, payable only in the anonymity-focused ...
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Bitcoin playboy who 'made it rain' accused of HK$3M fraud
Angry blockchain speculators have accused Wong of cheating them out of HK$3M, after purchasing ultimately worthless cryptocurrency ...
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Why using human ‘super recognizers’ to identify criminals can be bad
People often say that they never forget a face, but for some people, this claim might actually be true. So-called super recognizers ...
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This iOS 12 Shortcut automatically activates your iPhone camera during a police stop
Mobile phones are the great equalizer. Residing in each of our pocket's is a device that shifts the balance of power, if ...
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German artists brilliantly honeypot 'Nazis' into exposing themselves and their friends
Their site promised people cash to name participants of a violent anti-immigrant protest. But that wasn’t the real goal. ...
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$3M worth of cryptocurrency seized from Bulgarian criminals
Three individuals in Bulgaria have been arrested and charged after obtaining over $3 million (5 million lev) through illegal ...
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Police can remotely drive your stolen Tesla into custody
We wanted to know if we can make them stop or drive them to certain locations,” Schönfeld tells me. “And the result ...
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This is how Dutch police know you're buying drugs online
Suspicious cryptocurrency transactions can be detected through forensic analysis software and the police is using that ...
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Thieves use $2.3M in counterfeit money to shake down cryptocurrency millionaire
South Korean businessman has exchanged $2.3M worth of cryptocurrency for cash - only to find the banknotes were cheap fakes ...
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How a Finnish millionaire lost $35M worth of Bitcoin in a gambling scam
A Finnish Bitcoin millionaire has lost his cryptocurrency fortune after falling victim to an international investment scam. ...
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Environmental crime is a huge invisible problem — IoT will expose it
It’s a problem so big, that the police force of one of the world’s smallest countries is planning on reaching out to ...
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Police believe this Alexa skill could prevent break-ins
For centuries, homeowners have relied on increasingly novel ways to deter would-be home invaders: From motion-sensing lights ...
