daily briefings on digital technology in policing
daily briefings on digital technology in policing
Real Time Networks analyses 2025 law enforcement trends emphasising mobile solutions providing officers real-time access to databases, GPS tracking, and dispatch communication. Smart management systems including IoT devices, asset lockers, and key cabinets offering centralised data collection for operational efficiency. …
College of Policing released comprehensive guidance and Authorised Professional Practice for data-driven technologies including AI, machine learning, ANPR, and live facial recognition. New Data Ethics APP establishes principles for chief officers governing data collection, storage, use and sharing whilst protecting …
VirTra analyses key training innovations: formalisation of drone training programmes across agencies with emphasis on Drones as First Responders concept; AI maturation for performance analytics and personalised learning with human oversight; real-time biofeedback monitoring through wearable devices tracking heart rate, …
Eurojust reports organised crime groups operating at unprecedented global scale, exploiting new technologies and geopolitical instability. Criminal networks span continents and currencies well beyond EU borders, evolving faster than traditional law enforcement responses. Agency emphasises need for international cooperation to …
BioCatch launched behavioral biometric software in October 2025 protecting vulnerable banking customers through AI-driven analysis of typing and mouse movement patterns. Incode Technologies released Deepsight in December 2025 detecting and blocking deepfakes and injection attacks. Global behavioral biometrics market valued …
American Civil Liberties Union published comprehensive white paper arguing against police use of AI to draft police reports. Document states AI report-writing technology is too new, untested, unreliable, opaque, and biased to be inserted into criminal justice system. ACLU warns …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection finalised rule requiring biometrics from all non-citizens leaving United States, expanding facial recognition use for immigration enforcement. Rule removes previous age restrictions (under 14 and over 79) and takes effect 26 December 2025. System aims …
Department of Homeland Security proposing regulation to expand biometrics collection beyond current fingerprints, photographs, and signatures to include palm prints, facial and voice recognition, ocular imagery including iris and retina, and DNA profiles. Proposed rule would subject foreign nationals to …
ACLU examines Axon’s Policy Chat product that uses large language models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation to provide officers field answers about department policies. System designed to help officers access voluminous policy libraries without uploading sensitive documents to public AI services. Analysis …
UK Home Office launched 10-week public consultation on developing legal framework for live facial recognition technology balancing public harm with individual rights. Crime Minister Sarah Jones calls facial recognition biggest breakthrough for catching criminals since DNA matching. Consultation addresses patchwork …