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Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and other tech giants pledge to crack down on violent extremism in ‘Christchurch call to action’

A who’s who of U.S. tech and social media giants is joining forces with international leaders to fight the violent… Read More

Federal court in Seattle will disclose surveillance records when investigators access data

Privacy advocates are celebrating an agreement reached between U.S. attorneys, a federal court in Seattle, and the local newspaper The… Read More

Shareholders pressure Amazon to stop selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement

Amazon shareholders have filed a resolution asking the company to stop selling its facial recognition software to government agencies until… Read More

Feds apprehend three international hacking suspects for stealing millions of credit card records

Three top members of an international cybercrime ring have been arrested, U.S. District Attorney Annette Hayes said Wednesday from her… Read More

Amazon challenges ACLU study on facial recognition tech and police

Amazon defended the law enforcement use cases for its facial recognition technology Friday in an effort to throw water on… Read More

Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops

Amazon received an unexpected delivery Monday afternoon when community leaders dropped off four big boxes of signatures urging the company… Read More

Shareholders, ACLU urge Amazon to stop selling facial recognition software to police ahead of event at tech giant’s HQ

Amazon is taking more heat for selling its facial recognition software to local law enforcement agencies. The American Civil Liberties… Read More

‘Global chaos’ or just a ‘click of the mouse’? Supreme Court set to hear Microsoft vs. US in overseas customer data dispute

A showdown between Microsoft and the U.S. government will take place at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, and it… Read More

Body-camera maker Axon says it will offer its technology free to every police officer in the U.S.

Taser International, makers of law enforcement technologies including body cameras, supporting software, and data storage, announced a new program and… Read More

ACLU challenges warrant to search Facebook page tied to pipeline protests in Washington

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a warrant to search a Facebook page that organizes protests against the Dakota… Read More

Report: Uber intentionally eluded law enforcement using dedicated software and in-app data

Uber’s reputation is getting totaled in a full-scale pileup. In the latest damning report, the New York Times claims Uber… Read More

Fearing Trump administration’s reach, Seattle City Council fights FBI and SPD’s ‘warrantless surveillance cameras’

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the ACLU, and privacy advocates are championing an effort to regulate and remove surveillance cameras… Read More

Police seek Amazon Echo data in Arkansas hot tub murder

Amazon’s digital brain Alexa is an astute listener, and police in Bentonville, Ark., are seeking her help to build a… Read More

Intelius vets bring real-time location data to police officers in the field

When it comes to innovation, government agencies have a reputation for lagging behind. At the DMV, slow adoption means little… Read More

How Washington state became the ‘Wild West’ for drone use by law enforcement

Last year, the FBI flew a fleet of small airplanes over Seattle and other cities. They were equipped with cameras… Read More

Twitter makes reporting threats to law enforcement easier with new system

Twitter has made it easier to report threats made on the social network to law enforcement agencies with a new… Read More

OneDrive user arrested on child porn charges following tip by Microsoft

A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on child pornography charges after Microsoft tipped off law enforcement that he had uploaded… Read More

Supreme Court: Cell phone searches require warrant

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that law enforcement officers need to get a search warrant before they can… Read More