The revelation that a shady political consulting firm called Cambridge Analytica accessed data from 50 million Facebook users without their consent has rekindled debates about privacy and surveillance. Shortly after this news broke in March 2018, Americans also learned that Facebook had pulled years of call and text data from users who accessed the site on Google’s Android phones. America has gone through…
A Brief History of Surveillance in America With wiretapping in the headlines and smart speakers in millions of homes, we take a look back to the early days of eavesdropping. “Americans have come to terms with the inconvenient truth that there is no such thing as electronic communication without electronic eavesdropping,” says Hochman, a 2017-2018 National Endowment for the Humanities…
Body Armor, A Policeman’s Best Training Buddy Police officers should wear soft and hard body armor during firearms or DT training to understand how armor impacts breathing, shooting stance and physical abilities. It’s probably not a good idea to run a 5K with brand new running shoes unless you want to end up with blistered and bloody feet. So why…
Arizona Wildcats basketball fans have experienced several emotions over the past couple days, including disbelief, anger and sadness. This is all due to the alleged involvement of UA head coach Sean Miller discussing a payment of $100,000 to earn a commitment from freshman center Deandre Ayton. What is going on, how did this all come about, what is going to happen…
The Perfect Security Camera For Surveilling Your Own Family? This new camera isn’t just for security. It’s also a way to catalog every move. To paraphrase former Google chairman Eric Schmidt, Lighthouse is the kind of tech product that gets right up to the creepy line. Ostensibly, it’s an indoor security camera. Place it in a highly trafficked part of your…
COBAN Recently Unveiled Intelligent Police Dash CamsCOBAN Unveils Intelligent Police Dash Cams that Identify Vehicles and Objects in Real-Time FOCUS H1 system uses live AI-based video analytics in the car to more quickly locate criminals, terrorists and abducted children COBAN Technologies, Inc., a leader in body-worn cameras and in-car video solutions for law enforcement, announced the launch of its COBAN…
There’s a new police bike you might start seeing patrolling American streets soon, and this one isn’t a big, shiny cruiser. Rather, it’s a sport touring bike that’s been modified for police duty. The Yamaha FJR1300P is Yamaha’s flagship police bike in Europe, but it wasn’t available in the United States until now. Other parts of the world rely heavily on motorcycles as police…
Police prepare For New Law – Serious Felony Interrogations Must Be Recorded SYRACUSE (WSYR-TV) – Suspects in murder cases or other serious felonies in New York, must have their interrogations recorded on camera beginning April 1, 2018, according to the Governor’s office. This week, a total of $650,000 in grants was awarded across the state to help investigators install and…
