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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
US police use counterterrorism money to buy spy tech
The report drew on a host of public records, and its financial calculations aggregate previous
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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