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Peoria man sentenced to 3 years in federal prison on meth charges
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (141+ words) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) " A Peoria man was sentenced last week to three years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Matthew T. Cosey, 32, was sentenced June 18 after being convicted of two counts of distribution of methamphetamine. He received three-year terms on each charge,…...
London cops bring live facial recognition to West End
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (476+ words) 'Permanent biometric surveillance of the public square' incompatible with policing by consent, say critics The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will start using static live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in London's West End and Soho by the end of this year…...
London's West End Is Getting Permanent Facial Recognition Cameras
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (354+ words) Met's Croydon pilot scanned 470, 000 faces and made 173 arrests before permanent West End cameras go live by December 2026 Six months, 470, 000 faces scanned, and an arrest rate that got the Met's attention. Across 24 static deployments, the Met scanned roughly 470, 000 faces, logging 173 arrests…...
London police to extend use of live facial recognition, drones
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (365+ words) The Met scans the faces of passersby and compares their biometrics with thousands on a watchlist LONDON" London's Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday it will expand the use of drones, artificial intelligence and live facial recognition technology, which has been…...
Police investigating late-night stabbing in downtown South Bend
23+ hour, 1+ min ago (92+ words) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- South Bend police are investigating a stabbing Tuesday night just after 10 p. m. St. Joseph County Dispatch said the stabbing occurred on the corner of Niles and La Salle Avenue. No. .. SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- South Bend police are investigating…...
Adamawa Residents Accuse Governor Fintiri Of Defying Court Order, Ordering Demolition Of Homes Without Compensation For Stadium Expansion
1+ week, 2+ day ago (459+ words) Residents of Dundere community along Numan Road, near the Ultra-Modern Stadium in Adamawa State, have accused Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of ordering the demolition of their homes despite a subsisting court order halting the exercise. The affected residents alleged that…...
Met Police expands use of facial recognition to the West End
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (837+ words) Millions of people face having their faces tracked and scanned under government-backed plans to roll out live facial recognition cameras to the West End. The UK's biggest police force today revealed its 'ambitious' scheme to introduce the technology to one…...
Live facial recognition cameras to be installed in central London hotspots
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (436+ words) Britain's biggest police force is expanding its use of static live facial recognition cameras to London's West End and Soho. The Metropolitan Police will roll out the devices, which attach to street furniture and are monitored remotely, to the areas…...
Tata Electronics suffers massive data breach, leaked files allegedly include Apple and Tesla documents: Report
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (521+ words) Ashutosh is a Senior Writer at The Tech Portal, largely reporting on new tech, and intersection of technology and business. Ashutosh's career spans across nearly a decade of technology writing across multiple platforms and languages. Tata Electronics suffers massive data…...
Investigator makes fresh revelations in Adu-Boahene cyber defence system trial
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (26+ words) The investigator in the ongoing case of Republic v Kwabena Adu-Boahene and Another has made fresh revelations in court regarding the alleged misappropriation of GH49....