This story was co-published with The Guardian. Police departments across the U.S. are quietly leveraging school district ...

The Columbia Police Department confirmed the department does not have the ability to search MUPD’s license plate database but ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Surveillance cameras with license plate recognition were ...

Lafayette drivers may have noticed new roadside cameras installed recently. They're not run by local police, but a private ...

Hours before the sun rose on Dallas police Chief Daniel Comeaux’s first day on the job, an elderly man in a wheelchair was shot dead near Fair Park. Two days later, the new chief stood among a cluster ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and ...

These developments have many wondering what a smart security camera or doorbell does, who has access to the video they take — and what homeowners can do to secure their own data.

The city signed a two-year contract extension with Flock Safety for the network of 36 license plate readers and five surveillance cameras.