Law enforcement

A U.S. police force has tested the capabilities of a robot dog for the first time, but it's keeping mum on the exact details of the bot's use.

See Spot Fight Crime

"All too often, the deployment of these technologies happens faster than our social, political, or legal systems react."

It’s Official: Police Are Testing Out Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog

A man removed a GPS tracker he found on his car, but because it belonged to police, they were able to search his house for the "stolen" device.

Meth Mess

If you pry a police GPS tracker off your car, should they be able to charge you with theft?

Cops Charge Man With Theft For “Stealing” Their Secret GPS Tracker

Inaccurate police breathalyzers are putting innocent drivers behind bars and guilty ones back on the road, according to a new investigation.

Hold Your Breath

An investigation found that one police department's breathalyzer had actual rats living inside.

Investigation Finds Breathalyzers Are Regularly Inaccurate

Using a camera-equipped drone, police were able to track down a fugitive living in a tiny cave after escaping from a prison camp 17 years ago.

Man (in) Cave

After 17 years on the lam, the human trafficker is now back in prison.

Police Drone Catches Fugitive Living in Remote Cave

Survey Says

And nearly two-thirds think the tech is at least somewhat accurate.

Most Americans Trust Cops With Facial Recognition Tech

A startup developing a marijuana breathalyzer just secured funding through Y Combinator, one of the world's top accelerators.

Blowing Smoke

And it now has the backing of top accelerator Y Combinator.

This Startup Created a Marijuana Breathalyzer

A Chinese city has deployed police robots to help human officers deal with traffic problems, marking another way the nation is using tech to maintain order.

Robo Cops

The bots are helping human officers maintain order on Chinese roads.

China Deploys Its First Robot Traffic Police

The biggest supplier of police body cameras and software called Axon just called it quits on using AI-powered facial recognition systems for its devices.

Cop Cam Crisis

There's a growing backlash against using facial recognition for law enforcement.

Police Body Camera Maker Decides Against Using Facial Recognition

Police in the UK must defend their use of facial recognition tech in court for the first time, and the court's ruling could set a powerful precedent.

Surprise Scan

A crowdfunded court case could shape the future of facial recognition tech.

Man Takes Police to Court for Scanning His Face Without Consent

NYPD detectives uploaded a photo of Woody Harrelson to their facial recognition system to find a suspect that they thought resembled the actor.