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Tag: Facial Recognition
Technology
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.
December 13, 2023
Technology
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.
October 19, 2023
Technology
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.
July 22, 2022
Technology
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.
May 18, 2022
Technology
Ekin Patrol G2
Ekin Smart City Solutions
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.
July 1, 2021
Technology
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.
January 13, 2021
Procedures & Policies
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.
December 22, 2020
Procedures & Policies
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.
December 1, 2020
Technology
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.
October 21, 2020
Investigations
Closing Cases with New Investigative Technologies
New tools help detectives collect, analyze, and share information to clear caseloads more quickly and efficiently.
April 17, 2020
Technology
California Law Prohibits Facial Recognition on Police Body Cameras
The bill from Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, takes effect at the start of 2020 and expires after three years. Ting initially proposed a permanent ban on the technology.
October 9, 2019
Patrol
Bernie Sanders Calls for Ban on Police Use of Facial Recognition Software
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders—the Democrat from Vermont who served as a U.S. Representative for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006—has called for a complete ban on the police use of facial recognition.
August 20, 2019
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