[ad_1] The executive vowed tighter scrutiny as well, including a rapid response team devoted to party houses and expanded human screening for “high-risk” rentals the company’s technology flags for closer review. These combined initiatives could take effect relatively quickly, as Chesky vowed a “10 day sprint” to review and speed up its new safety efforts. […]
Category: crime
Florida man arrested for cutting the brake lines of over 100 e-scooters
[ad_1] Law enforcement officers set up a sting operation using a Ring camera, hoping to lure out whoever vandalized nearly 140 scooters since April. They placed scooters in view of security cameras and waited. Sure enough, Williams was caught tampering with the handle of one scooter and the frame of another. While no scooter-related injuries […]
UK police auction TalkTalk hacker’s cryptocurrency
[ad_1] This is believed to be the first auction of this kind by UK police. The money raised will go toward fighting crime. It’s also meant to show that there’s no place to hide criminal assets, one officer said. This isn’t Gunton’s first run-in with the law. He played a key role in the 2015 […]
Treaty would force Facebook to share encrypted chats with UK police
[ad_1] The pact would bar each country from investigating the other’s citizens, and the US couldn’t use data from UK companies in any case where the death penalty is an option. Like other politicians, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has claimed that end-to-end chat encryption helps terrorists, and that intelligence agencies should have backdoors to […]
Uber reportedly tells its staff not to disclose potential crimes
[ad_1] According to The Washington Post, a number of Uber’s Special Investigations employees have come forward to reveal that they are forbidden from contacting the police or advising victims to pursue legal advice following an instance of assault. Meanwhile, the company has a generous three-strikes system which keeps drivers on the road long after they’ve […]
Justice Department sets rules for using genealogy sites to solve crimes
[ad_1] The policy generally limits law enforcement to considering genealogy sites when a candidate sample belongs to a possible culprit, or when a likely homicide victim is unidentified. Prosecutors can greenlight the use of these sites for violent crimes beyond murder and sexual assault, but only when the circumstances create a “substantial and ongoing threat” […]
Internet metrics giant settles charges it faked its own numbers
[ad_1] The deal has Comscore and Matta pay respective penalties of $5 million and $700,000, while Matta will also pay another $2.1 million to reflect profits he made from selling company stock and other compensation. The executive is also banned from serving as the director or officer of a public company for the next 10 […]
US investigates escort and massage sites over human trafficking
[ad_1] All three sites might also be linked to one man, David Azzato. While the Swiss businessman has denied running any sites in the US and claimed to have cut ties with Eros and Rubmaps, investigators believe he’s still involved based on evidence. While Rubmaps changed from a .com address to .ch after the Backpage […]
California DAs can now use an app to clear thousands of pot convictions
[ad_1] The application should help DAs in the state find which convictions are eligible for relief. The California Department of Justice estimates there are 220,000 such cases. Under Assembly Bill 1793, which Governor Jerry Brown signed into law in 2018, district attorneys are required to review eligible convictions and determine whether to dismiss or reduce […]
Divorce dispute leads to accusation of crime in space
[ad_1] McClain has acknowledged accessing the account, but said she was checking finances as she’d always done during the relationship, with Worden’s knowledge and permission. McClain was “totally cooperating,” according to her attorney. This isn’t the first instance of crime allegations linked to space programs. The New York Times noted that NASA caught a widow […]