Law Enforcement

Michigan House Bill To Create 5-Year Moratorium On Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Tech

LANSING - A bill from Rep. Isaac Robinson introduced Wednesday would create a five-year moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement. HB 4810, which was sent to the House Judiciary Committee, would prevent the use of facial recognition software to obtain warrants or otherwise enforce the law. "Research has already shown that

By |2019-07-10T19:29:02-04:00July 10th, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

Connecticut Looking At Weaponizing Drones For Police Use

STAMFORD - Connecticut officials are considering equipping drones with "deadly" weapons for use by local police, the Associated Press has reported. North Dakota is presently the only state in which police can weaponize drones, but they are restricted to non-fatal equipment like stun guns, according to the AP. "Obviously this is for very limited circumstances,"

By |2017-03-31T10:15:03-04:00March 31st, 2017|Drones|

M2 TechCast: Bulletproof Vests Sold In Troy For Just $299

ROYAL OAK - Serial entrepreneur Tom Nardone appears on M2 TechCast to discuss his very-low cost bulletproof vests that he sells to law enforcement and security officers for just $299. Comparable bulletproof vests made by his competitors cost more than twice as much. Tom is a former military equipment Test Engineer with extensive experience testing

By |2016-10-04T20:37:58-04:00October 4th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Twitter Stops US Law Enforcement, Intelligence Services From Analyzing Tweets

WASHINGTON DC - Microblogging platform Twitter has stopped US law enforcement and intelligence services from using a data analytics service that can process and analyze the platform's tweets and messages. On Sunday, a senior US official and other people close to the matter told the Wall Street Journal that Twitter's move, while not made public,

By |2016-05-12T21:45:32-04:00May 12th, 2016|Cyber Defense|