Google workers demand the company stop selling its tech to police
“We should not be in the business of criminalizing Black existence while we chant that Black Lives Matter,” reads a letter from Google employees. Source...
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269GB of data stolen from US police departments published after ‘BlueLeaks’ hack
Data stolen from hundreds of police departments across the U.S. have been published online in a hack dubbed “BlueLeaks.” The 269 gigabytes of data was...
'Fortnite' has quietly removed police cars from the game amid ongoing anti-police-brutality protests
“Fortnite” just got a huge update alongside the launch of the game’s third season. The update flooded the game’s map and added a ton of...
Nextdoor eliminates its Forward to Police program
Photo by Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Neighborhood social networking app Nextdoor says it is discontinuing its Forward to Police feature which let users send...
NYC passes POST Act, requiring police department to reveal surveillance technologies
New York City Council today passed the POST Act — a law requiring the NYPD to disclose all surveillance technologies in active use.Read More Source...
How to turn filming the police into the end of police brutality
Of all the videos that were released after George Floyd’s murder, the one recorded by 17-year-old Darnella Frazier on her phone is the most jarring....
Unarmed professionals will now respond to non-criminal police calls in San Francisco to reduce 'police confrontations'
San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in the coming months, professionals would respond to non-criminal calls instead of officers. The move is part of a...
The two-year fight to stop Amazon from selling face recognition to the police
In the summer of 2018, nearly 70 civil rights and research organizations wrote a letter to Jeff Bezos demanding that Amazon stop providing face recognition...
Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition software
The company said it was placing a one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition, its facial recognition platform, while calling for new regulation on the...
Police abuse. Entitled white people: The most relevant, antiracist video game of 2020
Mostly overlooked in the “Animal Crossing” craze, “Treachery in Beatdown City” is a game in which you fight racists. Behind its humor and retro look...
John Oliver Says What Needs To Be Said About Why Defunding The Police Is The Right Thing Right Now
We’ve posted a bunch of times when John Oliver has said pretty much exactly what we’ve been saying here at Techdirt, but he always does...
Byte Me #16: Breonna Taylor, police surveillance, and virtuencers
Subscribe to our monthly Byte Me newsletter NOW! Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3 We’re skipping our own personal...
America is awash in cameras, a double-edged sword for protesters and police
Smartphone cameras, home security cameras, traffic cameras — digital eyes are a boon and a danger to protesters. Source link قالب وردپرس...
Android 11 announcement delayed due to protests over police brutality
The Android 11 beta release date was just postponed, as Google decided to cancel the launch event it had planned for June 3rd. Google announced...
Sphero, makers of Disney’s BB-8 toy, spins off new robotics startup for police and military clients
Sphero’s best-known products include its line of Disney toys, including the remote-controlled BB-8. Consumer robotics firm Sphero, best known for making remote-controlled BB-8 and R2-D2...