Tag: criminal history
  • Jul 29, 2019 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

What can we learn from Palantir’s secret user manual for police users of its big data software?

Two years ago, Privacy News Online wrote about the mysterious Palantir Technologies. It describes itself as a company that makes “products for human-driven analysis of real-world data“. It is a data analytics supplier at heart, but one that is working on some of society’s most sensitive data, notably the kind used by law enforcement to … Continue reading “What can we learn from Palantir’s secret user manual for police users of its big data software?”

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  • Sep 29, 2016 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Police routinely misuse state and federal databases to stalk romantic interests, business partners, family, and even each other

New research put out by the Associated Press (AP) has revealed systemic police misuse of access to confidential and private information. The AP sent FOIA requests to police departments across the United States to find out about police misuse of state and federal databases and released a report with the findings earlier this week. Police in jurisdictions across … Continue reading “Police routinely misuse state and federal databases to stalk romantic interests, business partners, family, and even each other”

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