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Pittsburgh police release body-cam policy synopsis
"Release of the synopsis was not enough to satisfy the Washington, D.C.-based Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Upturn, a technology cons…
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US Cyber Pros: Hackers Could Hit Electronic Voting Machines Next
"Cybersecurity analyst Richard Forno said that outcome shows foreign hackers can achieve political goals and incentivizes them to escalate their attacks.…
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5 Things to Look for at Black Hat USA '16 if You Can't Go
"3. How to push back against law enforcement requests Crypto Policy Project attorneys Jennifer Granick and Riana Pfefferkorn want people to know how to re…
Video: Protecting journalism (not just journalists) takes tech that's safe for everyone
On July 23rd, CPJ Staff Technologist Tom Lowenthal gave a presentation as part of the HOPE XI hacker conference at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. Tom&…
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Apple’s New Privacy Technology May Pressure Competitors to Better Protect Our Data
"Arvind Narayanan, an assistant professor at Princeton University, is hopeful that Apple’s privacy stand will pressure other companies to follow suit. The…
#Hacking & #Cybersecurity dominate at #BHUSA
Many of America’s top cybersecurity executives are gathering in Las Vegas this week for an annual conference known as Black Hat 2016. Organizers say hacking rem…
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Activists give Boston’s body camera pilot program a mixed review
"Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, lauded Boston police for prohibiting use of facial recognition technology that would let officers take an image and use…
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Memphis Police Department’s body camera policy receives low scores from national group
"“No department received a green light on this criteria,” said Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, who worked on the score card with the Leadership Conferenc…
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Police body cam policies in San Jose and Oakland are flawed, report says
""Body-worn cameras carry this promise of police accountability," said Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, a technology consulting company, and one…
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Arizona police agencies get low marks for body camera policies
"“They got six red and two yellows and no greens, so I think hopefully this scorecard helps community advocates in Phoenix identify areas where the departm…
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Chicago Police body camera policies score high
"Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, said the discussion of when an officer should turn on a body camera is extremely important after O’Neal’s death. “Looki…
Opinion: How to make democracy harder to hack
With the alleged Russian government hack of the Democratic National Convention email servers, and further leaks expected over the coming months that could influ…