law enforcement

Civil rights group: Police failing to develop bodycam policies

Date published:

November 9, 2015

"About a third of all departments do not make their policies public and readily available on the department's websites. And according to Harlan Yu, a technologist at Upturn, every department examined allows its officers to watch video of an incident before filing a report, giving officers "an undue advantage over other witnesses in a court of law." Read more about Civil rights group: Police failing to develop bodycam policies

Many Police Departments Have Dismal Body-Camera Laws

Date published:

November 9, 2015

The Atlantic

"Almost every department examined allowed officers to watch video of an incident before filing a report. This “gives officers an undue advantage over other witnesses in a court of law,” says Harlan Yu, a technologist at Upturn. Not every policy question was as dismal." Read more about Many Police Departments Have Dismal Body-Camera Laws

Faced with an iPhone they can’t unlock, cops again turn to Apple for help

Date published:

October 21, 2015

Ars Technica

"Outside legal scholars also noted that Apple has drawn the line between a locked iOS 7 device, which may technically be able to be opened, and fully encrypted iOS 8 devices—which will soon encompass all such iPhones and iPads."That is, I think, the correct distinction—as a matter of policy and as a matter of law. Pulling data from the former is an inconvenience," Jonathan Mayer, a law lecturer at Stanford University, told Ars by e-mail. Read more about Faced with an iPhone they can’t unlock, cops again turn to Apple for help

ZeroFOX under fire for social media ‘Threat Actors’ report during Baltimore riots

Date published:

August 4, 2015

Technical.ly Baltimore

"At this point in time, it’s common for police to monitor social media during such events, said UMBC cybersecurity professorRichard Forno.

“It would surprise me if the Baltimore Police were not already monitoring social media as a part of law enforcement duties,” Forno said. Since they are in charge of public safety, police “can and should” use tools at their disposal to keep rights of way, and check for violence, Forno said." Read more about ZeroFOX under fire for social media ‘Threat Actors’ report during Baltimore riots

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