Washington State enacts first statewide ALPR use restrictions
Washington State SB 6002, effective 30 March 2026, introduces the state’s first legal restrictions on ... Read more
LEOsphere Analysis
Body-worn cameras entered policing with a very clear promise attached. They were supposed to improve ... Read more
Quantum Insider: 2026 is the Year of Quantum Security as encryption timelines compress
Recent research has reduced the estimated quantum resources needed to break elliptic curve cryptography by ... Read more
EU AI Act Digital Omnibus second trilogue fails to reach agreement; August deadline intact
The second political trilogue between the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission on ... Read more
AI-generated content reaching courts: digital forensics authenticity under pressure
An article in Police Professional by SYTECH managing director Daren Greener examines how AI-generated deepfakes ... Read more
Digital Forensics Magazine round-up 29 April: Swiss Black Axe arrests, ENISA framework update, DOJ extradition
Swiss authorities arrested ten suspected Black Axe cybercrime members across several cantons, including the alleged ... Read more
Europol IOCTA 2026: encryption, proxies, and AI are expanding cybercrime
Europol published its annual Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment on 28 April 2026. The report ...
Met Police Federation threatens legal action over undisclosed Palantir AI deployment
The Metropolitan Police Federation, representing over 30,000 officers, is considering legal action after the force ... Read more
AI analysis of NYPD body-camera footage finds underreported stops and racial disparities
Researchers at the University of Michigan, UC Davis, and Stanford analysed over 4,600 NYPD body-worn ... Read more
US Surveillance Accountability Act proposes warrant requirement for biometric and ALPR searches
Representatives Massie and Boebert introduced H.R. 8470, requiring government agencies to obtain a warrant before ...
Detroit police cut facial recognition searches by 91% following tighter governance
Detroit Police Department used facial recognition technology just nine times in 2025, a 91% fall ... Read more
Brinker launches intent-based deepfake detection using Malicious Intent Probability metric as volume surpasses forensic capacity
Intelligence platform Brinker launched an intent-based deepfake detection capability on 29 April 2026, introducing a ... Read more
PQC migration urgency rises as 2026 research compresses quantum threat timeline to potentially 100,000 qubits
The Quantum Insider published a detailed analysis on 28 April 2026 documenting the compressed timeline ... Read more