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13Nov/17

In China, facial recognition advances lets big brother watch ever more closely

November 13, 2017InternetArticles, Automatic identification and data capture, Beijing, China, Closed-circuit television, Crime prevention, Facial recognition software, Facial recognition system, Huang Yongzhen, Internet privacy, law enforcement, Learning, National security, Prevention, Safety, Security, SenseTime, Surveillance, Technology/Internet, Video surveillance, Wang Shengjin, Xu Chihengsmbale

BEIJING, CHINA (REUTERS) – If you cross the street in urban China these days, chances are you’re being watched. The country has built the world’s largest video surveillance network with tens of millions of cameras, and they are now increasingly capable of automatically identifying people’s basic information thanks to technological advances and big data. Continue reading →

09Oct/17

Potentially disturbing video: Police shoot black man as he runs away

October 9, 2017CrimeBlack Lives Matter, Body worn video, Crime in the United States, Death, Harmon, Killing of Patrick Harmon, law enforcement, Law/Crime, Linda, Linda So, officer, Ohio, Patrick Harmon, Race and crime in the United States, Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, Shooting of Samuel DuBose, Taser, The United States, United States, University of Cincinnatismbale

Newly released bodycam video shows a Salt Lake City police officer shooting and killing a black man as he ran away after the officer attempted to arrest him. Linda So reports. Continue reading →

08Oct/17

World’s first smart police station opens in Dubai

October 8, 2017CrimeAhmed Jamal Aljalaf, bank card, bar code, CCTV channels, CCTV-14, China Central Television, City: Dubai, Closed-circuit television, Company: CCTV, Dubai, Dubai Police, Dubai Police Force, law enforcement, National security, Police, police officer, Prevention, Province/State: Dubai, Safety, Sarah Mohammed Al-Mushairi, Security, Smart city, Surveillance, Video surveillancesmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – The world’s first smart police station, which will provide around-the-clock services to the public without police officers on site, opened in Dubai recently. Continue reading →

11Sep/17

Passive polygraph takes lie detection into 21st Century

September 11, 2017InnovationAnxiety, Company: SilverLogic Labs, Francis Maguire, John Augustus Larson, law enforcement, Leonarde Keeler, Lie detection, Polygraph, Polygraphy, Pseudoscience, Science, Science and technology, SEATTLE, Technology/Internet, United Statessmbale

Seattle-based SilverLogic Labs have developed what they call a ‘passive polygraph’, basically a hi-tech version of the lie detector test. Francis Maguire has more. Continue reading →

26May/17

UK police say they have some key players behind Manchester bombing

May 26, 2017Crime7 July 2005 London bombings, Amber Rudd, Behavior, City: Manchester, Counter-terrorism, Crime, Geography of England, Greater Manchester Police, Hate crime, Ian Hopkins, law enforcement, Law enforcement in the United Kingdom, London, Manchester, Manchester Arena bombing, Mark Rowley, National security, Prevention, Public safety, Salman Abedi, Security, Social Issues, Suicide attack, Terrorism, United Kingdom, Violence, War/Conflictsmbale

LONDON, BRITAIN (MAY 26, 2017) (UK POOL) – British police have arrested a “large part of the network” behind this week’s Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Friday (May 26).
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07Apr/17

Report South Africa or risk impotence, ICC told

April 7, 2017PoliticsCity: Pretoria Gauteng, Countries, Country: South Africa, Country: Sudan, Crime, Criminal law, Dire Tladi, Genocide, Government, International Criminal Court, Ja'alin tribe, Law, law enforcement, Law/Crime, Leaders, Local government, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Netherlands, Omar al-Bashir, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Pretoria, Prosecution, prosecutor, South Africa, Stevan Majiedt, Sudan, THE HAGUE, War/Conflictsmbale

ICC prosecutors dismiss South Africa’s arguments and urge judges to report Pretoria for non-compliance with the court.
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22Nov/16

Brazen New York store heist caught on camera

November 22, 2016CrimeBrands, Brazen, Crime prevention, Geography of New York, I (Almost) Got Away With It, Jaeger-LeCoultre, law enforcement, Law/Crime, Luxury brands, Manhattan, National security, New York, New York Police, Prevention, Privacy, Safety, Security, Surveillance, United States, Watchsmbale

Surveillance video captures two men carrying out a brazen daylight robbery at a luxury watch store in an upscale Manhattan neighborhood.

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18Jan/16

MLK Memorial

FBI Director Comey lays wreath to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 18, 2016WorldArticles, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, Chattanooga shootings, Dismissal of United States Attorneys controversy, Eric Garner, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ferguson, Freddie Gray, Government, Human Interest, James Comey, law enforcement, Law enforcement in the United States, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Brown, New York City, Police brutality, Police brutality in the United States, Race and crime in the United States, Race in the United States, United States, United States intelligence agencies, Washington D.C.smbale

FBI Director James Comey discusses police shootings before laying a wreath at memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.

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26Nov/15

New videos raise questions in Chicago police shooting of black teen

November 26, 2015CrimeBlack Lives Matter, Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Crime in Chicago, Dashcam, first chicago, Imprisonment and detention in the United States, Laquan McDonald, law enforcement, Law enforcement in the United States, MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, Murder of Laquan McDonald, United States, Van Dykesmbale

Newly released videos of Chicago police shooting of a black teen could raise new questions about whether police properly documented the killing.

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17Sep/15

China says committed to countering Internet hacking

September 17, 2015InternetBarack Obama, Beijing, China, China–United States relations, Chinese communists, Chinese people, co-operative, Communists, Crown Prince Party, energy, Environment, Finance, Foreign relations of China, Hacker, Hacking, law enforcement, Politics of China, SHU GUOZENG, U.S. Commercial, United States, Washington, Xi, Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping visit to the United States, Zheng Zeguangsmbale

China says it opposes Internet hacking and is committed to cracking down on such activities, ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S. next week.
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