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The Sordid History and Evolution of Handcuff Design
Handcuffs have unusual and contradictory design requirements: They must serve one human, and at the same time thwart another.
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Notes From the Front Line: A First Time For Anything
The custody sergeant turned to me. "I think Mr. DiCaprio here might be under the influence of drugs or other substances, and to ensure we haven't missed any drugs on his person, I authorise a...
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These Patents Show A Seriously Shocking Future for Handcuffs
If you thought plasticuffs were the future of restraints, well, you might still be right. But handcuff technology is also preparing to fork in a much more high-tech direction. According to some recent...
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Boston Cops Hilariously Pose Online As Punk Rockers
A recent city noise control ordinance in Boston has cops cracking down on roving rock shows that don’t take place in formal venues. So they’re posing as punk rockers online to sniff out concert...
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Apple’s Got a Huge Waiting List of Cops Who Need iPhones Cracked
It’s no secret that the police aren’t very good at breaking into encrypted iPhones, but they’ve been asking Apple for help. A lot of help. According to reports by CNET the US government asks for so...
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The FBI’s Been Using Drones to Surveil Americans Since 2006
It’s tempting to write off all this drone hysteria as a problem for people in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but there’s mounting evidence that it hits close to home, too. A new report from a federal...
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The US Has A Tonne of Bizarre Regional Laws
Every now and then there’s a writeup of some weird laws from around the world, and it’s always interesting to see what random stuff merited legislation at one time or another. The US is no different....
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An Army of the Deaf Watch Surveillance Cameras in Mexico
Security camera footage makes some pretty boring TV. There’s no sound, so you don’t know what people are saying, and it’s tough to read body language out of context. But that’s exactly what makes deaf...
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Some Good Things Drones Can (Actually) Do
While everyone is freaking out about Amazon’s plan to unleash an army of delivery drones on the world, it’s important to remember that these flying robots can do much more than just move packages. As...
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The FBI Seized all of TorMail’s Data and is Using it to Catch Hackers
If you had any faith left in anonymous email services, now would be the time to let that go. New court documents show that in chasing down associates of Freedom Hosting, the FBI managed to download the...
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Was This the First Robot Ever Arrested?
On August 18, 1982 the Beverly Hills Police Department took a rather unusual individual into custody: a robot called DC-2. The crime? Illegally distributing business cards and generally causing a...
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