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Jon Schuppe writes about crime, justice and related matters for NBC News.

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Should police body cameras have facial recognition tech? Axon, the largest U.S. maker of devices, says no Should police body cameras have facial recognition tech? Axon, the largest U.S. maker of devices, says no Should police body cameras have facial recognition tech? Axon, the largest U.S. maker of devices, says no

Should police body cameras have facial recognition tech? Axon, the largest U.S. maker of devices, says no

The self-imposed moratorium was welcomed by civil rights and privacy advocates ─ but with skepticism.

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Buttigieg's lesson: Police body cameras help only if they're turned on Buttigieg's lesson: Police body cameras help only if they're turned on Buttigieg's lesson: Police body cameras help only if they're turned on

Buttigieg's lesson: Police body cameras help only if they're turned on

A fatal police shooting in South Bend, Indiana, was not captured by the officer's body camera, prompting "understandable anger," Mayor Pete Buttigieg said.

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Give up your password or go to jail: Police push legal boundaries to get into cellphones Give up your password or go to jail: Police push legal boundaries to get into cellphones Give up your password or go to jail: Police push legal boundaries to get into cellphones

Give up your password or go to jail: Police push legal boundaries to get into cellphones

"The world should know that what they're doing out here is crazy," said a man who refused to share his passcode with police.

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San Francisco's facial recognition ban is just the beginning of a national battle over the technology San Francisco's facial recognition ban is just the beginning of a national battle over the technology San Francisco's facial recognition ban is just the beginning of a national battle over the technology

San Francisco's facial recognition ban is just the beginning of a national battle over the technology

"Our traditional secrecy and lack of transparency has probably come back to haunt us," the president of the National Police Foundation said.

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NYPD used celebrity doppelgängers to fudge facial recognition results, researchers say NYPD used celebrity doppelgängers to fudge facial recognition results, researchers say NYPD used celebrity doppelgängers to fudge facial recognition results, researchers say

NYPD used celebrity doppelgängers to fudge facial recognition results, researchers say

The NYPD is also accused of editing suspects' photos to get results from its facial recognition system, a new report says.

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How facial recognition became a routine policing tool in America How facial recognition became a routine policing tool in America How facial recognition became a routine policing tool in America

How facial recognition became a routine policing tool in America

The technology is proliferating amid concerns that it is prone to errors and allows the government to expand surveillance without much oversight.

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Direct radio link was a lifesaver in Colorado school attack, sheriff says Direct radio link was a lifesaver in Colorado school attack, sheriff says Direct radio link was a lifesaver in Colorado school attack, sheriff says

Direct radio link was a lifesaver in Colorado school attack, sheriff says

In mass shootings, good radios can save lives, authorities say.

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Blame my brain: A killer's bold defense gets a court hearing Blame my brain: A killer's bold defense gets a court hearing Blame my brain: A killer's bold defense gets a court hearing

Blame my brain: A killer's bold defense gets a court hearing

More criminal defendants are turning to brain science to argue that they shouldn't face harsh punishment.

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An ALS patient's dilemma: End his own life, or die slowly of the disease? An ALS patient's dilemma: End his own life, or die slowly of the disease? An ALS patient's dilemma: End his own life, or die slowly of the disease?

An ALS patient's dilemma: End his own life, or die slowly of the disease?

"You need not suffer this way," the dying man told a friend who also had ALS. "You have a choice."

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Gun-makers have always invoked the military to lure customers. Could it be their undoing? Gun-makers have always invoked the military to lure customers. Could it be their undoing? Gun-makers have always invoked the military to lure customers. Could it be their undoing?

Gun-makers have always invoked the military to lure customers. Could it be their undoing?

"The military has always been a good way to sell firearms," a gun-marketing researcher said.

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