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Gedmatch investigating after users’ DNA profile data made available to police

July 19, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Gedmatch investigating after users’ DNA profile data made available to policeRead More

Bronx judge challenges microscopic evidence used to match bullets to guns; NYPD insists methods are ‘reliable’

July 16, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Bronx judge challenges microscopic evidence used to match bullets to guns; NYPD insists methods are ‘reliable’Read More

Four-year review of old forensic blood typing cases ends after no serious problems identified

July 15, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Four-year review of old forensic blood typing cases ends after no serious problems identifiedRead More

New development may throw thousands more drug lab cases into question

July 14, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

New development may throw thousands more drug lab cases into questionRead More

The Microsoft Police State: Mass Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and the Azure Cloud

July 14, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

The Microsoft Police State: Mass Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and the Azure CloudRead More

EFF Launches Searchable Database of Police Agencies and the Tech Tools They Use to Spy on Communities

July 13, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

EFF Launches Searchable Database of Police Agencies and the Tech Tools They Use to Spy on CommunitiesRead More

Wrongful conviction organization sues prosecutors for potentially exculpatory DNA evidence

July 6, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Wrongful conviction organization sues prosecutors for potentially exculpatory DNA evidenceRead More

Geofence warrants to be tested in Virginia bank robbery case

July 4, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Geofence warrants to be tested in Virginia bank robbery caseRead More

NYPD DNA Database Continues to Grow, Legal Aid Society Says

July 2, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

NYPD DNA Database Continues to Grow, Legal Aid Society SaysRead More

Since We Reported on Flawed Roadside Drug Tests, Five More Convictions Have Been Overturned

July 1, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Since We Reported on Flawed Roadside Drug Tests, Five More Convictions Have Been OverturnedRead More

Face Masks In Courtrooms Could Lessen False Assumptions About Credibility, Researcher Finds

July 1, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Face Masks In Courtrooms Could Lessen False Assumptions About Credibility, Researcher FindsRead More

OC Sheriff Officials Allegedly Broke Chain of Custody with Half of Their Golden State Killer Evidence

June 27, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

OC Sheriff Officials Allegedly Broke Chain of Custody with Half of Their Golden State Killer EvidenceRead More

A DNA Mix-Up Involving a Washing Machine Kept a Man in Jail for 3 Years

June 26, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

A DNA Mix-Up Involving a Washing Machine Kept a Man in Jail for 3 YearsRead More

An Algorithm That ‘Predicts’ Criminality Based on a Face Sparks a Furor

June 24, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

An Algorithm That ‘Predicts’ Criminality Based on a Face Sparks a FurorRead More

Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm

June 24, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Wrongfully Accused by an AlgorithmRead More