The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation that would hold law enforcement agencies accountable to facial recognition use requirements that would be the most stringent in the nation.

Assembly members and civil rights activists said the bill has issues, but a committee passed it anyway, citing a current gap in regulation.

Members of the new Committee for Safe and Secure Elections met to discuss ways to connect election officials with law enforcement.

The new Committee for Safe and Secure Elections says it wants to improve coordination between election administrators and law enforcement.

The civic-tech giant is growing again with the purchase of Detroit-based Arx, which makes data tools used by police departments.

Critics said the New York Police Department took a "lazy copy-and-paste approach" to a new law requiring it to disclose its surveillance technologies.

State and local law enforcement agencies are making increased use of the controversial technology to track down participants in the deadly riot.

Administrative complaints against Baltimore officers are far more likely to be upheld than those filed by members of the public.

Emerging technologies like drones and data analytics can help police, but they need community acceptance first, speakers at a South by Southwest panel said.

Autonomous vehicles, cryptocurrencies, and body worn cameras each could have unintended consequences on vulnerable populations, according to new research from the National League of Cities.