Emerging Tech
Six U.S. Cities Make the List of Most Surveilled Places in the World
A new report found that CCTV surveillance is increasing in certain areas of the U.S., with one city government watching its citizens from 35,000 cameras.
Ideas
In the Deepfake Era, Counterterrorism Is Harder
After failing to detect the 9/11 plot, spy agencies reinvented themselves for an age of terrorism, but a new generation of technological threats requires a new round of reforms.
Digital Government
Study: More than Half of Americans Trust Law Enforcement to Use Facial Recognition Responsibly
Pew Research Center’s study is the latest to conclude Americans are growing more comfortable with having their faces scanned.
Cybersecurity
Justice Indicts 80 People In International Nigerian Email Scam
The fraud ring—allegedly led by U.S.-based Nigerian nationals—was working $46 million in email, romance and other schemes when law enforcement pounced.
Artificial Intelligence
Military Scientists Harness AI To Fight Synthetic Opioids
A DIA group that scans millions of websites is overwhelming law enforcement with solid tips.
Cybersecurity
Coordinated Ransomware Attack in Texas Seen as Escalation From Prior Hacks
Twenty-three local governments were attacked over the weekend. The willingness of city governments to pay ransoms may be emboldening opportunistic hackers, security experts warn.
Digital Government
ICE extends Palantir's case management contract
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is sticking with Palantir's Gotham as its case management tool, and granted Palantir a three-year sole source extension to operate and service the system.
Emerging Tech
FBI Wants Tech to Track Social Media for Criminals and Terrorists Before They Act
Proposals from interested vendors are due later this month.
Emerging Tech
The Hidden Challenges in Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
The Orlando Police Department ended its pilot program involving facial recognition technology this month, saying the agency was unable to devote the necessary resources to the program.
Ideas
The Arguments for Weakening Encryption Aren't Any Better Under Trump
Law-enforcement backdoors would still make everyone less safe, even as U.S. officials set their sights on broader access to data.
Cybersecurity
Barr Calls For An End to ‘Warrant-Proof’ Encryption
The attorney general railed against the tech during a speech in New York City, reinvigorating a debate that’s long rankled law enforcement officials and the tech community.
Digital Government
Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Migrant Asylum Claims
Legal experts and human rights advocates say they were not told about the databases and question their reliability.
Policy
Figuring Out How to Go After International Robocallers
The FCC will vote on a proposed rule next month that would ban malicious caller ID spoofing for text messages and robocalls that originate outside the United States. State attorneys general have long requested federal assistance with complaints about robocallers from out of the country.
People
House Dems welcome watchdog probe of FBI building
The Department of Justice Inspector General is launching a probe into the decision to scuttle a longstanding plan to move FBI headquarters to a suburban location and allow commercial development on the current downtown site.
Modernization
5 steps to critical infrastructure collaboration
Two experts explain how to put homeland security front-and-center in today's connected world.
Cybersecurity
Hackers swipe traveler photos from CBP subcontractor
Customs and Border Protection acknowledged that images of travelers and license plates collected under its authority were stolen in a breach of a subcontractor's network.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Question Integrity of FBI’s Facial Recognition Program
The bureau for years ignored concerns about the accuracy and transparency of its facial recognition efforts, and the House Oversight Committee isn’t happy about it.
Cybersecurity
Why attribution is a means to an end
Law enforcement officials insist that accurately placing the blame on countries or groups who engage in destructive cyberattacks is a critical prelude to imposing more meaningful consequences.
Cybersecurity
Can the IC police foreign disinformation on social media?
The latest Intelligence Authorization bill includes $30 million for a new research center where social media companies, researchers and journalists work together to study and expose online disinformation campaigns.
Emerging Tech
Democrats, Republicans Both Want to Regulate Facial Recognition
If left unchecked, lawmakers worry the tech will infringe on Americans’ privacy and civil liberties, and perpetuate racial and gender discrimination in the criminal justice system.
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