Technology | Analysis 11 August 2020 By Chris Stokel-Walker A police face recognition camera in Cardiff, WalesMatthew Horwood/Getty Images The UK Court of Appeal has unanimously reached a decision against a face-recognition system used by South Wales Police. The judgment, which called the use of automated face recognition (AFR) “unlawful”, could have ramifications for the…
WATCH the stream on News24 50m ago South Africa had 21 325 murders between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020, the police announced to the Portfolio Committee on Police on Friday.This is 303 murders more than the previous year, and increase of 1.4%. 57m ago FF Plus thanks Cele for rural safety strategyFF Plus…
Police in Atlantis are seen being approached by a surging crowd of protesters.Members retreat, but mount a rearguard action - firing back at the approaching crowd.This was one of several violent clashes between the state and protesters across greater Cape Town.A video doing the rounds shows police coming under attack by protesters in Atlantis on…
KZN police arrested nine people during a roadblock in the Empangeni area.Among the items confiscated were cigarettes, guns and dagga.They will all appear in court on Monday.Police arrested nine people, in separate incidents, for being in possession of cigarettes, dagga and guns at a roadblock on the N2 in the Empangeni area in KwaZulu-Natal. Police…
LAPD officer dies from COVID-19 LAPD officer dies from COVID-19 02:14 A Los Angeles Police Department officer and a soon-to-be father of twins has died of complications from the coronavirus on Friday. The city's mayor has ordered all flags in the city to be lowered in honor of Officer Valentin "Val" Martinez. Police said Martinez was…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to