San Francisco bars police from using killer robots after outcry

Comment on this story Comment San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to bar police from…

US police use counterterrorism money to buy spy tech

The report drew on a host of public records, and its financial calculations aggregate previous research…

Portland, Maine, bans police from using facial recognition software

James Martin/CNET On Tuesday, citizens of Portland, Maine, passed a ballot initiative banning use of facial…

Police are using facial recognition for minor crimes because they can

Peter Cade/Getty Images Cities all across the US have passed bans on facial recognition, with variations in…

Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show

Google is providing information to police based on what people are searching for, including data like…

License plate tracking for police set to go nationwide

License plate readers are powerful technology that allow police to keep track of a car’s movement…

Police use of facial recognition gets reined in by UK court

A close-up of a police facial recognition camera used in Cardiff, Wales. Matthew Horwood/Getty Images Since…

Google employees demand end to police contracts in letter to CEO

Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.  Stephen Shankland/CNET Google employees have sent a letter to CEO…

Police use of social media is under a microscope amid protests

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has sparked protests across the nation against police brutality…

Microsoft says it won’t sell its facial recognition tech to police

Angela Lang/CNET Microsoft won’t sell its facial recognition software to police and law enforcement until federal…

Amazon announces one-year pause on facial recognition for police

Rekognition being used by the Washington County sheriff’s department in Oregon. ACLU Amazon’s facial recognition won’t…

Police reform bill would create a national registry on misconduct

House and Senate Democrats introduce the Justice in Policing Act.  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Democratic lawmakers unveiled sweeping…