Police from 11 countries got to role-play as vendors, buyers and admins on a virtual Darknet, replete with illicit marketplaces and cryptocurrencies.
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EFF and MuckRock run census to find out how local police track your biometrics
Fill out the EFF form to generate a public records request and find out how police are tracking your fingers, face, DNA, tattoos and more.
Police say sorry after Facebook tit-for-tat with “keyboard warrior”
How should you respond when you’re representing an organisation on social media?
Insulting cops online now illegal in Canadian town
One Facebook voice cries out in a resounding act of insulting civil disobedience: “Suck it up, buttercup!”
FBI: Hacktivists targeting US law enforcement as anti-police sentiment grows
As Baltimore exploded in violent police riots on Monday, the FBI was warning police officers and public officials across the US to be aware of targeted cyberattacks from hacktivists.
Police-taunting Facebook selfie poster jailed
Aaron Bee started posting the nyah-nyah images on Facebook after police put out an appeal asking for his whereabouts. Cue lots of pictures of Bee gesturing at police, their cars and a police station and a misspelled hashtag of #theystillcarntcatchme.
Police use lost phone to post selfies on woman’s Facebook account
We charge this phone and Facebook account with flagrant lack of passcode and privacy protection!
NYPD cop arrested for hacking into FBI, traffic databases
The NYPD cop installed a hidden camera and hacked into databases containing personal information about victims of traffic accidents so he could pose, among other things, as an attorney who could help them with legal claims.
Are Miami cops really flooding Waze with fake police sightings?
An NBC affiliate seems to think so, but others are dubious. Miami’s finest would have to be lacking in tech smarts to think they could game the Google app.
Cop who stole nude photos from arrested women’s seized phones escapes jail
Sean Harrington pleaded no contest to felony charges related to secretly forwarding suspects’ photos to his and other officers’ phones. 