Law enforcement technology

A cell phone with the pilot version of the Utah's mobile ID is shown on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in West Valley City, Utah. The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver's licenses. In Utah, over 100 people have a pilot version of the state's mobile ID, and that number is expected to grow to 10,000 by year's end. Widespread production is expected to begin at the start of 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Pandemic gives boost as more states move to digital IDs

By Sophia Eppolito May. 08, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo, protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York following the death of George Floyd. State lawmakers across the U.S. are reconsidering the tradeoffs of facial recognition technology amid civil rights and racial bias concerns. Complaints about false identifications during protests over the killing of Floyd prompted Amazon, Microsoft and IBM to pause sales of their face recognition software to police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

States push back against use of facial recognition by police

By Julie Carr Smyth May. 05, 2021 01:20 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press May. 03, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Dubuque Telegraph Herald. April 30, 2021. Editorial: Collaborative outside learning opportunity great for kids It’s not...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer. April 5, 2021. Editorial: Philly may have just revolutionized evictions In the aftermath of 2008...

Ex-data analyst demands Florida police return computers

Dec. 24, 2020 08:27 AM EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida Department of Health data analyst who says a raid on her home by state investigators was payback for speaking out...

State faults officers' use of force against ICE detainees

Dec. 15, 2020 04:07 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Officers at a Dartmouth detention center used excessive force when they deployed pepper spray, police dogs and a flash bang device against...

DeSantis appointee quits over raid on ex-state worker's home

Dec. 08, 2020 02:23 PM EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man appointed to a commission that recommends judicial appointments to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has resigned citing the search...

Brazilian police investigate online hacking of high court

Nov. 05, 2020 05:40 PM EST
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's federal police opened an investigation into the hacking of computers at one of the country's high courts on Thursday. ...

South Dakota law officers to get iPads to help mental crises

By Stephen Groves Jul. 30, 2020 02:19 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police and probation officers in 23 South Dakota counties will soon be equipped with tablet computers so they can connect people in...

AP, Sony reach deal for new still and video cameras

By David Bauder Jul. 23, 2020 10:04 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Jul. 07, 2020 03:13 PM EDT
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, July 5 Vel Phillips statue a powerful idea for Capitol grounds. But return Heg and ‘Forward,’ too ...