Amid rising COVID-19 infections and crumbling healthcare infrastructure in China, authorities have decided to monitor wastewater as an early warning system. The technique, also known as “sewage surveillance”, appeared on China’s national COVID-19 directives for the first time. This technique has already been piloted in Shenzhen and the capital city of Beijing. The task force … Read more
The UK Cabinet Office has told central government departments to stop installing Chinese-made surveillance systems on “sensitive sites”, citing security risks. Announcing the ban on Thursday, Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden said it would cover visual surveillance equipment “produced by companies subject to the National Intelligence Law of the People’s Republic of China”. He said … Read more
Surveillance video shows the encounter between a Metro bus operator and a rider that ended with the rider taking a ride on an ambulance instead of the bus.It happened in late August in Avondale.Henry Parkel of Golf Manor went to a gospel concert at an Avondale church. He had pre-booked a ride home on a … Read more
By MICHAEL MILLENSON Imagine a government program where private contractors boost their bottom line by secretly mining participants’ personal information, such as credit reports, shopping habits and even website logins. It’s called Medicare. This is open enrollment season, when 64 million elderly and disabled Americans choose between traditional fee-for-service Medicare and private Medicare Advantage (MA) health plans. … Read more
CHICAGO (WLS) — The victim of a violent car theft is speaking out after police released a new clue to track down her attacker. The incident over Labor Day weekend near Van Buren Street and Racine Avenue in West Loop was caught on surveillance video. In the video, you can see a man trying to … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are searching for the gunman caught on video shooting two teenagers in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on the corner of 54th and Willow streets. Police released surveillance video Friday showing the passenger of a white Dodge Charger getting out of the vehicle and firing … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one. In a splashy deal, Netflix has pre-emptively landed feature rights to upcoming book Dark Wire, which uncovers the true story of how the FBI launched a fake telecom company and became a phone service provider to the one of the world’s most notorious gangs, culminating in the arrest of more than … Read more
CNN — Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects in a shooting at a high school Tuesday which left one 14-year-old dead and four other teens injured, officials said. Five teenagers were returning to the Roxborough High School locker room after a football scrimmage Tuesday afternoon when a group of … Read more
During one of my last reporting trips in China, I booked my plane tickets on the drive to the airport. Instead of checking into a hotel, which in China requires turning in a passport scan that is sent straight to the local police, I decided to fly in as early as possible, finish all my … Read more
Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool, at times without search warrants, that gives them the power to follow people’s movements months back in time, according to public records and internal emails obtained by The Associated Press. Police have used “Fog Reveal” … Read more