How drones are being used and developed by national navies

Many predictions about the world’s future point towards one where the skies are filled with drones. In daily life these are likely to be used by ecommerce and other companies, making deliveries... Read more »

Crime prediction software ‘adopted by 14 UK police forces’

At least 14 UK police forces have made use of crime-prediction software or plan to do so, according to Liberty. The human rights group said it had sent a total of 90... Read more »

Fingerprint data sharing agreement between Japan and U.S. takes effect

Earlier this month, Japan and the United States began sharing fingerprint data among their law enforcement agencies under a bilateral agreement. The little-known agreement, negotiated in 2014 by the administrations of Prime... Read more »

DHS-Funded Tech Used by Local Police to Collect DNA of “Suspicious” People

Technology developed by the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon be deployed at police stations across the country, enabling local law enforcement to identify and track people “deemed suspicious” and... Read more »

Was The Facebook ’10 Year Challenge’ A Way To Mine Data For Facial Recognition AI?

Last week a new Facebook challenge went viral asking users to post a photo from 10 years ago and one from today captioning “how did aging effect you?” Now being called the “10-Year... Read more »