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NewsDecember 13, 2023

Texas Sheriff’s Agency Approved to Acquire Facial Recognition Software

“The software is a facial recognition software that will provide law enforcement with greater insight and lead generation through the use of its investigative platform,” the agenda item said.

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NewsOctober 19, 2023

Proposed Law Would Restrict Facial Recognition Use in Massachusetts

Proposed changes include creating a centralized statewide office staffed by people trained on the software’s vulnerabilities, to which local police departments can submit requests.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2022

New Orleans Council Approves Police Use of Facial Recognition

The 4-2 vote on an ordinance introduced by District C Council member Eugene Green rolls back parts of a broader surveillance ban passed by the council in 2020. It allows the New Orleans Police Department to request access to facial-recognition technology when it is investigating violent crimes.

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Articlesby David GriffithMay 18, 2022

AI-Powered Facial Recognition

Activists want facial recognition banned, even though artificial intelligence and machine learning are making the technology more accurate and beneficial to public safety.

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ProductsJuly 1, 2021

Ekin Patrol G2

Ekin Patrol G2 is a high-tech, mobile enforcement device that performs license plate recognition, speed, and parking violation detection on the move simultaneously and in up to seven lanes.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2021

Police Commission Approves LAPD's Facial Recognition Use Policy

he policy was approved with a modification for the Inspector General to work with the commission's executive committee to develop and ensure a “strong oversight system,'' according to Commission President Eileen Decker.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2020

MA Senate Votes to Make Police Reform Bill Less Restrictive

Massachusetts state senators agreed Monday to scale back restrictions they had sought to put on the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement and to limit the influence of a civilian led commission over police training.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2020

MA Lawmakers Agree on Police Reform Bill That Creates POST, Bans Chokeholds

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are set to vote on a police reform bill that would make some of the biggest changes in years to law enforcement oversight and rules in the state.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2020

Portland Activist Plans to Use Facial Recognition to ID Police

“I am involved with developing facial recognition to in fact use on Portland police officers, since they are not identifying themselves to the public,” Christopher Howell said during the meeting.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichApril 17, 2020

Closing Cases with New Investigative Technologies

New tools help detectives collect, analyze, and share information to clear caseloads more quickly and efficiently.

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