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Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
6 hours ago

Met police hails LFR after record year for arrests

Metropolitan Police deployed LFR across 203 operations, triggering 2,077 alerts (10 false positives) and resulting in 962 arrests, primarily for wanted suspects and violence offences.
Privacy technologies
fromFuturism
1 week ago

An AI Mistook a Doritos Bag for a Gun and Called the Cops on a Teenager

An AI gun-detection system misidentified a Doritos bag as a weapon, triggering armed police and raising concerns about false positives, privacy, and bias.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

In Colombia, false positives' ruling paves the way for new convictions

Colombian military units executed civilians and falsely labelled them as guerrillas; the JEP sanctioned 12 commanders, investigates senior officers, and thousands of victims remain.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Colombian court ruling sentences 12 ex-military officers

Special Colombian court sentenced 12 former military officers to 5–8 years’ reparation work for involvement in 135 false-positive civilian killings (2002–2005).
#ai-surveillance
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

Activists Are Using AI To 'Identify' ICE Officers And That's Definitely Not Good News - Above the Law

fromAbove the Law
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

Activists Are Using AI To 'Identify' ICE Officers And That's Definitely Not Good News - Above the Law

US news
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

More Facebook, Instagram accounts falsely linked to predatory behavior restored by 7 On Your Side

Meta's teen-safety measures erroneously flagged and banned many legitimate Facebook and Instagram accounts for child sexual exploitation, with many later restored after review.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

Thousands of California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids. Did it cost them their freedom?

Thousands of inmates in California received false positive drug tests due to a laboratory error, risking their parole and freedom.
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