The U.S. Flies Drones and Spy Planes Over American Cities to Surveil Protesters and Maybe MoreAs the civil protests in the U.S. continue, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) reported that a military-class drone was surveilling the protesters in Minneapolis in late May.
Anonymous’ Cyber Attack Hits Atlanta Police Website After Rayshard Brooks Shot Dead by OfficersThe hacktivist group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for taking down the Atlanta Police Department’s (PD) website, on June 14. The move came in response to the death of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed by the police on Friday, June 12.
Amazon Introduces 12-Months Moratorium on Using Facial Recognition Tech by Law EnforcementAmazon’s controversial face recognition tech Rekognition will not be available to use by law enforcement, the company announced on June 10th. The moratorium is year-long and was reportedly introduced to give regulators time to come up with solid ethical rules of using the tech for policing.