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Police Surveillance Tools and Regulator Concerns
Experts are cautioning against the use of real-time crime-center software, which allows police to aggregate vast amounts of data. Meanwhile, the regulator tasked with overseeing crypto and prediction markets has seen a decline in staffing and enforcement actions.
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NPR
Real-time crime-center software is a sometimes overlooked but powerful tool allowing police to aggregate immense amounts of data, significantly expanding their surveillance reach.
2026-10-08 09:00 UTC
NPR
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump administration.
2026-10-08 09:00 UTC
NPR
In Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, a new system could screen hospital patients for financial aid, preventing hundreds of thousands from getting bills they can't pay.
2026-10-08 09:00 UTC