Digital innovation cuts both ways: Repression rises, resistance responds
The advancement of digital media is a double-edged sword.
Sep 3, 2021
0
47
Internet
Page 8 - News tagged with police
Robotics
Boston Dynamics' latest video shows its Atlas humanoid robot has moves like Simone Biles
Boston Dynamics, the company known for its robotic dogs, now has a humanoid robot capable of doing gymnastics.
Aug 18, 2021
1
5200
Security
Crime data feared lost from Dallas police computer network
A massive amount of information on criminal cases dating to July 2020 has been lost from the Dallas Police Department computer database, authorities revealed on Wednesday.
Aug 12, 2021
1
146
Other
NYPD flouts law requiring disclosure of surveillance technology, according to advocates
The NYPD is not revealing enough information about how it's spending tax dollars on surveillance technology, two advocacy groups say.
Aug 11, 2021
0
311
Robotics
Robotic police dogs: Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?
If you're homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii's capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don't have a fever.
Jul 30, 2021
0
271
Security
'Holy moly!': Inside Texas' fight against a ransomware hack
It was the start of a steamy Friday two Augusts ago when Jason Whisler settled in for a working breakfast at the Coffee Ranch restaurant in the Texas Panhandle city of Borger. The most pressing agenda item for city officials ...
Jul 26, 2021
0
18
Business
Crypto crackdown: Malaysian police steamroll bitcoin machines
Malaysian police hit on a novel way to dispose of more than 1,000 bitcoin-mining machines seized in raids—they crushed the devices using a steamroller.
Jul 23, 2021
0
9
Security
License plate cameras can help police, but privacy concerns raise call for regulation
On a Friday night this spring, surveillance cameras detected a stolen car driving through a Vernon Hills, Illinois neighborhood. Police were alerted, tracked the car to a nearby gas station, and charged the driver with illegally ...
Jul 1, 2021
1
3
Security
Ukraine police seize cash in raids on major ransomware gang
Ukrainian police have carried out nearly two dozen raids targeting alleged associates of a Russian-speaking ransomware gang it blamed for a half billion dollars in cyberattacks and extortion that hit the United States and ...
Jun 16, 2021
0
5
Security
ANOM sting is landmark in tech race against crime: expert
The global police sting against organised crime revealed on Tuesday will prove a landmark in the technological arms race with the underworld, an industry expert said.
Jun 8, 2021
0
0
Police
A police service is a public force empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through 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. The word comes via French Policier, from Latin politia ("civil administration"), from ancient Greek πόλις ("city").
This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA
