Another high-profile case of mistaken identity recently played out in Nashville. Police officers, acting on bad information, raided a family home at 6:05 a.m. They apparently knocked but gave the family no time to answer before knocking their door down with a ram. Can...
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Future of drug detection dogs is questionable
Future of drug detection dogs is questionable Is an "alert" from a drug sniffing dog enough to justify a search of a home or car? That question is under review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court has long held that the sniff of a drug detection canine is not a search...
Should researchers stop working on technology for the police?
Facial recognition technology is flawed. Unfortunately, the technology tends to misidentify some people as others, which can mean the police arrest the wrong person. And, the technology has been shown to be racially biased.In fact, in 2018 the ACLU used Amazon's...
Large tech companies refuse to sell facial recognition to police
In the wake of nationwide and global protests over police racism and brutality, several large tech companies have backed off of plans to sell facial recognition technology to law enforcement.Facial recognition technology has been broadly criticized as a privacy...
Court: Border agents need reasonable suspicion to search devices
At the border and in international airports, ICE and the Customs and Border Protection service have been routinely rifling through people's computers and smart phones. Away from the border, law enforcement needs a warrant before it can search your phone or another...
Does police use of Amazon’s Ring constitute illegal surveillance?
The Ring doorbell sold by Amazon offers homeowners security by filming and recording everyone who enters its field of vision. Along with the product comes access to a social network called Neighbors, where Ring users can share and discuss the footage their systems...
Genetic genealogy database leads to exoneration of Idaho man
We've discussed on this blog how genealogy databases like GEDmatch warehouse the DNA results of huge numbers of people who have taken part in genetic testing for genealogy purposes.GEDmatch and similar databases collect DNA profiles from 23andMe, Ancestry.com and...
It may be far harder to decline a police search than many believe
You have a right to withhold your consent when police ask to search your clothing, home, car or belongings, although many people don't realize it.Police almost always ask for consent before searching because consent simplifies the issue of whether a search was...
Even more private genetic info could be in databases soon
Do people have any real privacy rights when it comes to their DNA? Who should have the right to own or control information about your DNA?A recent article in The Atlantic revealed that some DNA testing companies are now ready to test old-fashioned envelopes and stamps...