San Francisco Police Can Now Kill People With Robots
The rule proposal passed 8-3 and civil rights groups worry a rubicon has been crossed.
San Francisco Police Want to Be Allowed to Kill People With Robots
SFPD “does not have any sort of specific plan in place” for when killer robots would be necessary, but it wants to use them nonetheless.
SF Mayor 'Wallpapered Over' Privacy Concerns About Police Access to Live Surveillance Cameras, Docs Show
While privacy groups sounded the alarm, SF Police lobbied for the policy and distributed talking points members of the public read aloud at a hearing.
Police Use DNA Phenotyping to Limit Pool of Suspects to 15,000
The Queensland police department said that the DNA sample from the case generated a genealogy tree of “15,000 ‘linked’ individuals” and they have not been able to find a close match yet.
JP Morgan Wants to Make Tenant Data Available to Every Landlord
Tenants get to throw away their checkbooks. Landlords learn how much to raise your rent by.
Big Meat Companies Want to Use Smartwatches to Track Workers’ Every Move
As more companies seek to monitor workers, unions are beginning to push back, citing privacy and safety concerns.
Ring Cameras Are Being Used to Control and Surveil Overworked Delivery Workers
A Data & Society report interviewed doorbell camera users and delivery drivers to understand how surveillance is affecting both, for the worse.
After Uvalde, Texas Public Schools Send Home DNA Kits For Kids
It’s the first program of its kind since the deadly mass-shooting. Security experts worry it sends families the wrong message.
Companies in the UK Are Mining Users’ Personal Data to Place Billboard Ads
A new investigation reveals that in the UK, the billboards watch you.
‘Consumers Get Screwed’: Airbnb’s and Uber’s Background-Check Company Keeps Getting Sued
A widely used background check company has been sued numerous times for mishandling criminal records and including false information on its reports.
When School Superintendents Market Surveillance Cameras
Michael Fox, a superintendent for a small New Jersey school district, sent dozens of sales pitches and coordinated closely with Verkada sales reps to hawk smart security cameras.
Banished for an Unleashed Dog: Airbnb Bans Bewilder Guests and Hosts
Airbnb customers say they are being permanently banned after background checks reveal minor offenses like broken tail lights and old misdemeanors.