The New York Police Department (NYPD) is once again coming under fire for its deceptive surveillance practices. The latest backlash comes courtesy of the Legal Aid Society and the Surveillance […]

International NGO Amnesty International is the latest organization to call for a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. The announcement comes on the heels […]

The New York Police Department has drawn the ire of privacy advocates after misleading the public about its use of Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition system. While the NYPD has […]

The New York Police Department has officially announced its facial recognition policy, laying out guidelines to which its officers must adhere. In a statement, the NYPD emphasized that facial recognition […]

The impact of the coronavirus goes well beyond healthcare and cancelled industry events. The New York Post is reporting that the New York Police Department has ditched fingerprint security procedures […]

The New York City Police Department’s fingerprint database was temporarily brought down by a virus last year from a contractor’s computer, according to the New York Post. The contractor — […]

The New York Police Department has finally finished deleting what was an illegal database of fingerprints obtained from juvenile offenders more than two years after being ordered to do so […]

Police have now identified the three suspects involved in a brazen jewellery heist in New York that made headlines over the weekend, and the NYPD says it’s thanks to biometric […]

New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill has taken to the New York Times to try to dispel the public’s concerns about facial recognition technology. In the article, O’Neill details […]

“…South China Morning Post suggests that the NYPD’s use of China-made facial recognition technology is extensive and surreptitious.” The same facial recognition surveillance technology being used by Chinese authorities has […]