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Bodycam Maker Axon Is on a Mission to Surveil America with AI
Axon, maker of Tasers and police body cameras, has acquired AI surveillance company Fusus amid a push into retail and healthcare settings.
Axon Halts Plans to Sell Flying Taser Drones to Schools
Axon initially moved ahead with the drone despite protest from its ethics advisory board, but has reportedly changed course after several members of the board said they will resign.
Axon Wants To Make Taser Drones for Schools Despite Its Own Ethics Board’s Concerns
After deadly shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, the police tech company is unveiling its most dystopian project yet.
This High-Tech Police Lasso Is Being Condemned By Mental Health Experts
Seattle Police are testing the BolaWrap, a controversial weapon that mental health experts call 'dehumanizing and cruel.'
Companies Are Using Pride Month to Rainbow-Wash Bombs and Tasers
Raytheon, a military contractor with a business model that centers on making killing machines, changed its logo colors to a rainbow palette.
Axon is Now Selling VR Training That Won't Stop Cops From Killing People
The company made billions selling body cameras that didn't reduce police killings. Its latest sales pitch is training officers in virtual reality.
Hackers Are Finding Footage on Police Body Cams They Bought on eBay
Hackers are buying used body cameras on eBay and finding troves of video evidence.
Police Body Cam Company Says it Won't Use Facial Recognition (For Now)
Police body camera company Axon announced that it will not be deploying facial recognition in its products, for now, due to “ethical concerns.”
Hackers Can Edit Police Body Cam Footage Without Anybody Noticing
Police body camera footage is touted as objective and transparent by law enforcement agencies, but a security researcher demonstrated how easy it is to manipulate and access body camera footage.
Body cameras don't stop police violence, study finds
Researchers that officers wearing body cameras were no more or less likely to use force that those without body cameras.
America Pays for Free Body Cameras With Its Civil Rights
The company formerly known as TASER changed its name to Axon and is offering a free trial of its body cameras to every cop in America, but the plan raises alarming questions about the future of surveillance.