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Amazon challenges ACLU study on facial recognition tech and police

Amazon defended the law enforcement use cases for its facial recognition technology Friday in an effort to throw water on… Read More

Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops

Amazon received an unexpected delivery Monday afternoon when community leaders dropped off four big boxes of signatures urging the company… Read More

Shareholders, ACLU urge Amazon to stop selling facial recognition software to police ahead of event at tech giant’s HQ

Amazon is taking more heat for selling its facial recognition software to local law enforcement agencies. The American Civil Liberties… Read More

Not getting the message? Police north of Seattle write 60 distracted-driving tickets in 3 hours

Drivers in at least one community north of Seattle don’t appear to be getting the message that being behind the… Read More

NYPD is ditching 36K Windows Phones and replacing them with Apple iPhones

We’ve all seen our technology become obsolete much faster than we hope or anticipate, but this case is a little… Read More

Washington state troopers pulled over 337 drivers for using electronic devices in new law’s first week

A new law that prohibits Washington drivers from using personal electronics behind the wheel took effect July 23 and in… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Job growth outpaces housing, Chinese millionaires love this city, and Eastside could break up with King County

State Senator wants to pave the way for Eastside to break up with King County Republican Sen. Phil Fortunato is… Read More

We rode along with Seattle PD to see how cops are busting drivers violating new distracted driving law

On his Wednesday morning commute, a Seattle man did something we’re probably all guilty of from time-to-time. He checked his… Read More

This Week in Seattle: A booming city, an expectant giraffe, Trump’s travel ban, etc.

Seattle is the fastest-growing city in the country The Seattle Times ‘FYI Guy’ Gene Balk crunched the latest Census data… Read More

Body-camera maker Axon says it will offer its technology free to every police officer in the U.S.

Taser International, makers of law enforcement technologies including body cameras, supporting software, and data storage, announced a new program and… Read More

Seattle police, neighbors use technology to fight vehicle prowls

Erik Karlson was reading the news on his phone on Oct. 15 a few minutes after 1 a.m. when a… Read More

As Seattle police embrace tech tools, privacy advocates raise concerns

A report from The Stranger today accuses the Seattle Police Department of violating the law and infringing on citizens’ privacy by… Read More

Intelius vets bring real-time location data to police officers in the field

When it comes to innovation, government agencies have a reputation for lagging behind. At the DMV, slow adoption means little… Read More

Killer bomb robot ends Dallas shooting ordeal and begins new debate over policing

Thursday night’s horrific Dallas shooting ordeal may well mark the first time police ended a standoff with a suspect by… Read More

How Washington state became the ‘Wild West’ for drone use by law enforcement

Last year, the FBI flew a fleet of small airplanes over Seattle and other cities. They were equipped with cameras… Read More

Motorola and Socrata partner to improve neighborhood crime reporting, seeking to help police rebuild public trust

Motorola Solutions, the Schaumburg, Ill.-based telecommunications company, and Socrata, the Seattle digital government startup, are partnering to improve Motorola’s crime reporting… Read More

New terror-fighting tool: a pain-inflicting, stress-inducing training vest for cops, soldiers

A Canadian firm has found a new way to apply an old technology so police and soldiers can help add… Read More

S.F. startup CEO asks police to remove ‘riff raff’ from the city, sparking backlash

San Francisco and Seattle are facing unprecedented social stratification, thanks in large part to their booming technology industries. The mayors of… Read More

NYPD charges $36,000 for body-cam footage, while Seattle PD gives it away

When it comes to working with body cameras, the Seattle Police Department appears to be much savvier than counterparts in… Read More

Taser lands big order from London Police for 22K body-worn cameras

Taser announced today that it will ship 22,000 body-worn cameras to the London Metropolitan Police. The Wall Street Journal reported… Read More

Seattle PD’s new tech chief Bill Schrier on big data, transparency, and replacing an Amazon exec

Last March, the Seattle Police Department made waves when it hired Amazon.com Vice President Greg Russell as its new chief… Read More

Former Amazon VP leaving CIO role at Seattle Police Department after 6 months

Greg Russell, the former Amazon vice president who was named chief information officer of the Seattle Police Department six months ago,… Read More

The future of police video: Inside the Seattle PD’s workshop on wearable cameras

You have a serious car accident. The Seattle Police arrive and investigate. They issue a citation and write a report.… Read More

Every Seattle police officer should be wearing a body camera according to a federal monitor

A new report from Seattle’s federally appointed police monitor recommends that every police officer in the city should be wearing a… Read More

Amazon’s Seattle HQ partly evacuated due to bomb threat

Some Amazon employees this morning are working from home after a possible bomb threat shut down at least one of the company’s main Seattle buildings.… Read More

Seattle Police Department to test body-worn cameras in ‘very near future’

Police departments in New York City and Los Angeles are already testing out body-worn cameras. Now, officers in Seattle will… Read More

Big data meets crime fighting: Seattle police launch SeaStat to quickly pinpoint ‘crime hotspots’

People are using data to help analyze elections, stocks and sporting events. Now, the Seattle Police Department — under the… Read More

King County Councilmember wants police to wear body cameras for ‘transparency and accountability’

King County sheriff’s deputies may soon be wearing body cameras if a new measure introduced this week is approved. Councilmember Dave… Read More

Q&A: How technology can help police departments, and make officers more accountable

Our guests on the latest GeekWire radio show were Marcus Womack, general manager of Seattle-based Evidence.com, which provides devices and services for police… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: How cops are moving to the cloud, and what it means for public safety

The recent chaos and tragedy in Ferguson, Mo., have highlighted the importance of accountability and transparency in everyday interactions between police and… Read More