Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
Law Prof. AUWCL, Tech & Justice. Author: “The Rise of Big Data Policing,” “Why Jury Duty Matters,” and “The Law of Law School.”
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Judge’s AI-Video Rejection Evokes Broader Tech, Evidence Issuesnews.bloomberglaw.com A Washington state judge’s exclusion of AI-enhanced video evidence puts a novel twist on controversial issues regarding what technologies to put in front of juries.
After shooting, MSU promised safety. It delivered surveillance - The State Newsstatenews.com An AI-powered campus surveillance system is set to change the way MSU polices students. Experts and activists worry the software’s questionable benefits aren’t worth losing privacy and civil liberties...
Cellphone data helped solve a Michigan singer’s murder, but experts say the tool will soon be off-limitswww.nbcnews.com Investigators tracked down Egypt Covington’s killers with the help of a “geofence” warrant. But the tool’s future is uncertain and authorities are now searching for a replacement.
Baltimore’s “Spy Plane” Was Ruled Unconstitutional in 2021. So Why Did One Murder Case Go to Trial Years Later?www.baltimoremagazine.com Terrence Carter spent three years in jail and on house arrest in a case in which police and prosecutors relied on the surveillance plane.
Knockoff doorbell cameras from Amazon, Walmart aren’t safewww.washingtonpost.com A Consumer Reports investigation found smart doorbells with software vulnerabilities on Amazon, Walmart and Temu. The retailers are still selling them.
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Monroe County Sheriff's Office wants to tap into video feed at your school, corner storewww.democratandchronicle.com Privacy watchdogs have been raising concerns about Fusus for years, saying it dramatically increases police surveillance power.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office wants to tap into video feed at your school, corner storewww.democratandchronicle.com Privacy watchdogs have been raising concerns about Fusus for years, saying it dramatically increases police surveillance power.
Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key campaign promisechicago.suntimes.com After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement saying the city “will decommission" the gunshot detection system on Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the...
DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologiestheconversation.com Predictive policing has been a bust. The Department of Justice nurtured the technology from researchers’ minds to corporate production lines and into the hands of police departments.
DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologiestheconversation.com Predictive policing has been a bust. The Department of Justice nurtured the technology from researchers’ minds to corporate production lines and into the hands of police departments.
DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologiestheconversation.com Predictive policing has been a bust. The Department of Justice nurtured the technology from researchers’ minds to corporate production lines and into the hands of police departments.
Five Books: The best books on Machine Learning, recommended by Eric Siegelfivebooks.com Machine learning uses data to predict outcomes, explains Eric Siegel, a former professor at Columbia who now advises companies on deploying it in their business. Unlike artificial intelligence, it's a...
Goodbye for Now to the Robot That (Sort Of) Patrolled New York’s Subwaywww.nytimes.com The New York Police Department’s Knightscope K5 debuted in Times Square amid fanfare from Mayor Eric Adams. It ended its brief tour exiled to a vacant storefront, all alone.
Predictive Police Tech Isn’t Making Communities Safer — It’s Disempowering Themtruthout.org “We haven't seen public safety systems privatized in this way that we're seeing now,” says Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
Axon acquires real-time crime center technology developer Fususwww.police1.com Each company’s products work seamlessly together, Axon states; the two have been strategic partners since May 2022
US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Toolswww.wired.com Members of Congress say the DOJ is funding the use of AI tools that further discriminatory policing practices. They're demanding higher standards for federal grants.