daily briefings on digital technology in policing
daily briefings on digital technology in policing
The 2026 Policing in the Digital Society Conference will take place on January 13-15, 2026, hosted by Politihøgskolen, Oslo.
The conference will feature three streams.
Stream 1: Big data: surveillance, social …
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has issued a critical alert regarding Axon’s deployment of facial recognition technology on body-worn cameras in Edmonton, warning it represents an alarming development in government surveillance. EFF emphasizes that this technology could enable instant identification of …
The EU Directive on information exchange between law enforcement authorities has entered into force, establishing strict response deadlines to improve cross-border police cooperation. Member states must maintain 24/7 single points of contact (SPOC) for information exchange. For urgent requests, information …
The 6th edition of ENISA’s NIS Investments report reveals a significant realignment in EU cybersecurity investments, with organizations steadily shifting funding from staffing toward technologies and outsourced services. The report, based on responses from 1,080 organizations across all EU Member …
The EU’s modernized Prüm II Regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation has entered into force, establishing a 48-hour deadline for member states to provide identification data following confirmed biometric matches. The regulation introduces a router system managed by …
United Kingdom authorities have used live facial recognition technology on London streets to make 1,300 arrests over the past two years, with the government now considering expanding deployment across the country. This contrasts sharply with the European Union’s ban on …
The CYCLOPES project (a 5-year EU initiative to build and maintain an innovation-driven network of European law enforcement agencies combating cybercrime) published its standardisation recommendations today. The project focuses on the dialogue with industry and academia, which are delivering products …
The Fraternal Order of Police president has sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to give state and local law enforcement agencies authority to detect track and disable dangerous drones. The push comes amid rising misuse of drones including prison …
An investigation by Solomon has revealed Europol’s ambitious artificial intelligence programme aimed at transforming the agency into the EU’s criminal information hub. Internal documents show plans for 25 potential AI models ranging from object detection and image geolocation to deepfake …
The European Commission announced on November 24 2025 the launch of a whistleblower tool for AI Act compliance. This follows previous announcements including the December 4 2025 partnership between the Commission and European Investment Bank Group to support AI Gigafactories. …