A Florida man was wrongfully arrested for attempting to illegally lure a child after police relied on a face-recognition match that was inaccurate, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, even though he lived more than 300 miles from the… Read More "Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US"
Starting on June 11, soccer fans will be filling stadiums across North America to watch the FIFA World Cup. Those driving to matches in the United States might also find themselves being the ones watched: WIRED identified 1,181 automatic license… Read More "Mapping Every Flock License Plate Reader Near US World Cup Stadiums"
His client is a New York cop who was injured during a private security gig at Madison Square Garden. He sued the Garden on behalf of the cop. Now John Scola, a lawyer well known for representing local police officers,… Read More "A New York Cop Got Injured at a Boxing Match. Now Madison Square Garden Is Banning His Lawyer"
US lawmakers plan to introduce an amendment Thursday at a House committee markup hearing that would prohibit any recipient of federal highway funding from using automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling—a sweeping restriction that, if adopted,… Read More "A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide"
