civil rights
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NYPD’s New Robot Police Dog Will Get Special Arm For Opening Doors
The New York Police Department’s new robot dog will receive a special robotic arm for opening doors and moving objects next month, according to a new report from ABC7 in New York. The existence of the NYPD’s robot was first revealed in late October after it assisted in the apprehension of a suspect in Brooklyn.…
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Independent Civil Rights Audit Finds Facebook Is Making Everything Worse
As noted in Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s post, today is the day the public is supposed to find out the results of its independent civil rights audit, a two-year review of Facebook’s “policies and practices led by noted civil liberties and civil rights expert Laura W. Murphy and Megan Cacace, partner in the civil rights…
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Court Rules That U.S. Border Agents Need Probable Cause To Search Travellers’ Phones
A U.S. federal court in Boston ruled on Tuesday that suspicionless searches of electronics at U.S. border crossings are unconstitutional, finding that reasonable suspicion of an actual crime is required before authorities can demand access to phones and other devices.
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U.S. Border Patrol Reportedly Eyes Face Recognition For Body Cams
U.S. Customs and Border Protection—one of the arms of the federal immigration machine shoving tens of thousands of people into de facto concentration camps—is eyeing equipping officers with facial recognition body cams, according to Reuters.