The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/science-technology/)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and FBI agents have been using photos from state driver’s license databases for facial recognition without people’s consent or knowledge, according to the Washington Post.
A Washington State jury’s guilty verdict against a suspect in the 1987 murder of a young Canadian couple represented the first successful conviction in a case involving the use of genetic genealogy. Critics worry the practice will endanger Americans’ privacy.
Prosecutors are using data surveillance technology in novel ways to go after criminals. But in the process they may be undermining constitutional guarantees of due process, warns a new study.
Members of Congress are intensifying calls for a temporary ban on the federal government’s use of facial recognition technology after the disclosure that the FBI has amassed a database of more than 640 million photographs, “There are only 330 million people in the country,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said at a committee hearing.
Want to avoid the hassle of going to court over a misdemeanor? In California’s prosperous Orange County, all you need to do is allow authorities to keep your DNA on file—forever.
Birmingham is poised to be the latest city to adopt a fusion approach that employs multi-tech strategies to fight crime. Its new state-of-the art facility will be modeled after Real Time Crime Centers in cities ranging from Memphis to New York.
Fears that DNA tracing through commercial geneology sites can falsely implicate innocent people in crimes have spurred one of the most popular sites to slap on restrictions. Cops aren’t happy.
Florida now requires the collection of massive amounts of personal information that can be used to determine justice decisions. Proponents argue it will not only save money, but provide for fairer treatment. One legal analyst, however, is skeptical.
A pending bill in the Massachusetts legislature to put a moratorium on facial recognition and other remote biometric surveillance systems is the latest example of growing efforts in cities and states to rethink the technology that has begun to transform policing.
DNA identification has been celebrated for its ability to exonerate the wrongfully convicted, but what if it’s also used by law enforcement to place you under suspicion for a crime you didn’t commit? A Stanford Law School researcher sketches out the dystopian implications of commercial geneology services.