Royal Netherlands Navy begins operating V-BAT autonomous ISR drone capable of GPS-denied and jammed-network missions
The Royal Netherlands Navy has begun operational deployment of the Shield AI V-BAT unmanned aircraft ... Read more
LEOsphere Analysis
Body-worn cameras entered policing with a very clear promise attached. They were supposed to improve ... Read more
Singapore CSA joins Five Eyes in publishing advisory on frontier AI cyber risks as national responses converge after Mythos
Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency published Advisory AD-2026-004 on frontier AI cybersecurity risks, noting that frontier ... Read more
EU AI Omnibus reaches final trilogue on 28 April with high-risk deadline extension to 2027-28 and LE system scope still unresolved
CDT Europe’s April 2026 AI Bulletin, published 28 April, reports that the final political trilogue ... Read more
Detroit PD facial recognition use drops 91% in two years as lawsuits and settlement drive policy change
Detroit Police Department used facial recognition technology just nine times in 2025, a 91 per ... Read more
China’s police plans to mull riot control with zero human contact
The People’s Armed Police Force has shown how drones, uncrewed armoured vehicles and robot dogs ... Read more
Washington’s Driver Privacy Act forces multiple sheriffs to shut down Flock ALPR networks
Following Washington Governor Bob Ferguson’s signing of Senate Bill 6002 (the Driver Privacy Act), Pierce ... Read more
Flock Safety CEO makes case for data-driven policing at TED2026
At TED2026 in Vancouver on 13 April, Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley argued that AI-powered ... Read more
San Diego PD bans generative AI in police reports under California SB 524
The San Diego Police Department has formally barred officers from using any generative AI tool ... Read more
AI Act deadline extension: compliance programmes pausing now risk exposure if Omnibus is not formally adopted
A 23 April 2026 analysis warns that organisations pausing AI Act compliance in anticipation of ... Read more
Digital Forensics Magazine round-up: French ANTS breach, Aadhaar fraud probe, ENISA framework update
The 22 April 2026 round-up covers France’s Interior Ministry disclosing a cyberattack on the ANTS ... Read more
AI document analysis tools in US police investigations raise disclosure questions
A Washington Post investigation examines Longeye and similar AI platforms adopted by US police departments ... Read more
Met Police considers expanding Palantir AI use after misconduct purge identifies hundreds of officers
The Metropolitan Police used Palantir’s data analytics platform to cross-reference internal records including sickness, overtime, ... Read more