DFRWS EU 2026 paper: practitioner survey reveals readiness gap on deepfake detection in forensic units
A peer-reviewed paper presented at DFRWS EU 2026 reports on a survey of digital forensic ... Read more
LEOsphere Analysis
Across Europe, and likely elsewhere, substantial public money goes into policing and security innovation every ... Read more
Deepfake evidence in LE: UK forensics in crisis, synthetic content exceeds real content online
Sensity AI’s 2026 analysis of the top digital forensics challenges for law enforcement cites a ... Read more
EU AI Act high-risk compliance: why pausing programmes in April 2026 is high-risk itself
A compliance advisory piece argues that organisations that pause high-risk AI compliance programmes pending formal ... Read more
Critics warn AI Act delays could leave sensitive LE applications permanently outside oversight
Tech Policy Press reports that civil society organisations and analysts are warning that by deferring ... Read more
EU Digital Omnibus reshapes AI Act timelines: high-risk deadline shifts toward December 2027
OneTrust analysis of the in-progress trilogue on the Digital Omnibus on AI reports that both ... Read more
Mass drone warfare in Europe: EU launches EDDI and action plan for counter-drone security
Euronews covers the EU’s 2026 Action Plan on Drone and Counter-Drone Security and the European ... Read more
AI in digital forensics: 68% of DFIR professionals now use AI in investigative workflows
A Police1 article drawing on the 2026 State of Enterprise DFIR Report finds that 68 ... Read more
Digital Forensics Magazine: France identity platform breach and ENISA NCAF 2.0 update
The 22 April 2026 edition covers two significant items: France’s Interior Ministry says a cyberattack ... Read more
ACLU flags Axon Policy Chat as another premature AI insertion into policing
The ACLU has published a commentary on Axon’s Policy Chat, an LLM-based product that answers ... Read more
AI investigation tools gain police traction in the US — but courts yet to settle on disclosure rules
The Washington Post reports on Longeye, an AI tool designed for law enforcement investigators, and ... Read more
UK: BlueLight Commercial seeks £15m delivery partner for Police.AI unit
BlueLight Commercial, the joint Home Office and policing procurement body, has issued a market-engagement notice ... Read more
UK intelligence: 100 nations have spyware that can hack Britain
More than half of the world’s nation states are believed to have purchased technology that ... Read more