Alert issued after influx of sex offenders call Virginia State Police for help

Convicted sex offenders are reaching out to Virginia State Police for help. They’re concerned about a recent increase in phone call scams that seem to target them. “The Virginia State Police are getting numerous calls from convicted sex offenders in the Northern Virginia region who are being told there is a warrant out for their arrest,” a Virginia State Police

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Reason: Florida Cops Re-Arrest 26 Sex Offenders in ‘Operation Karma.’ Their Crime? Not Updating Their Car Info.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Department in Florida is touting its successful completion of “Operation Karma,” a three-day sting in which cops arrested 26 registered sex offenders for violating various legal obligations imposed on them. “They are apparently up to no good and we are going to hold them accountable,” Sheriff Grady Judd promises The Miami Herald. But there is no

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Facial Recognition Technology and the Right to Privacy

Weekly Update #19 Dear Members and Advocates, On Monday March 18, CNET, a media outlet for news on technology and consumer electronics, published an article that scared the hell out of me. The article was about the use of facial recognition in different applications. Some of the applications completely obliterate any semblance of privacy, and for persons on the registry

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