Last week The Verge reported on an incident involving a man from Detroit who was wrongly arrested for shoplifting back in 2019. The article said that the Detroit police department had used facial recognition technology to help catch the "offender.
" Charges were dropped, but the man is now suing the police department. It's a terrible situation for all involved, but it does bring up an important topic to debate. . thephoblographer.com
A police tech company that makes body cams and tasers has released a new futuristic product that has some people unnerved: an AI camera that generates police reports from audio. [Read More]
A livestreaming photographer has been acquitted by a jury for interfering with police's response to a mass shooting.
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Earlier this year, Arizona governor Doug Ducey signed HB 2319, a law that would make it illegal to record or photograph police within eight feet of them. It's being challenged, and the results will have nationwide implications. [Read More]
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has joined with the Arizona Broadcasters Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (along with eight other media organizations) to file a lawsuit against Arizona's law that restricts the recording of police. [Read More]
A new Arizona law will soon make it illegal for bystanders to record police activity within eight feet. Civil rights activists and national press photographers have condemned the act as a violation of free speech. [Read More]
Computer scientists at the University of Groningen have created a system to analyze the noise produced by individual cameras to help law enforcement fight child exploitation. [Read More]