Police Technology Procurement
How forces buy AI systems determines much about how they are used: contract terms, trial arrangements, vendor relationships and the commercial confidentiality that often surrounds them. Procurement decisions frequently precede any public debate about deployment.
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At least six police forces have used Palantir’s data analytics software under contracts worth £7.8m. The findings come from a joint investigation by Computer Weekly and the Good…
The Town of Taos Council has voted to remove $54,000 from the local police budget, ending a contract for 18 AI surveillance cameras. Operated by technology firm Flock Safety, the…
Surveillance technology vendor Flock Safety has announced that it will end a pilot using acoustic gunshot detection devices to identify signs of human distress. The company…
Florida is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to assist local police in tracking immigrants, with most of the state business going to San Francisco-based firm Peregrine…
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has set out plans to significantly expand the London force's use of artificial intelligence, live facial recognition, and drones.…
Sir Mark Rowley, the Met Police Commissioner, has warned that police risk being outwitted by tech-savvy criminals who exploit artificial intelligence without adhering to legal…
Technology company Meta is testing facial recognition software developed by Rank One, a firm that supplies surveillance tools to United States police and military entities, for…