The state auditor will investigate the technology used by police statewide, including detailed examinations of a handful of agencies, including the LAPD.

California is among the states considering a statewide ban, while some software makers and state leaders call for federal regulation.

Rapid growth of state and local law enforcement video footage calls for newer strategies for storing and analyzing data.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent questions to the company about its "Sensorvault" database, which contains location data of hundreds of millions of users.

The department has revealed "Patternizr," a tool used the past two year years to spot crime patterns nearly invisible to the human eye.

A new bill would ban San Francisco's city government from using facial recognition technology while adding significant limits on procuring any surveillance technology.

Lisa Neal-Graves, a lawyer and a former Intel executive, was appointed to the position last week — the first of its kind in any state attorney general's office.

In an infographic from Public Technology Institute, county law enforcement agencies report radio communications as the top priority over the next five years.

Planned upgrades include an automated fingerprinting identification system to be shared by Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.