authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow

police Uganda installs Huawei's AI-powered facial recognition surveillance system 'nationwide' Xeni Jardin

policing Louisiana police officers fired over death threat to politician Rob Beschizza

law Most U.S. police departments report sharp fall in applicants Rob Beschizza

privacy UK police to scan the fingerprints of anyone unable to present identification Séamus Bellamy

race Racist authoritarians insisted that ending stop-and-frisk would increase violent crime, but the opposite just happened Cory Doctorow