Without the precogs: Crime fighters have long used brains and brawn, but now a new kind of technology known as “predictive policing” promises to make them more efficient. A growing number of law enforcement agencies, in the US and elsewhere, have been adopting software tools with predictive analytics, based on algorithms that aim to predict […]
And no I’m not talking about the Tom Cruise flick. Washington Post’s Dan Balz has a very interesting article up today about the shifting demographics in our nation and how it is really putting the hurt on Republicans, to the point they are facing a permanent minority status: For the past few months, political analysts […]
CNN is having some major ratings problems: Through March 17, CNN trailed not only Fox News and MSNBC but also its own sister network, Headline News, on nine out of 17 days. On one day, March 13, CNN even drew fewer 25-to-54 viewers than CNBC — the first time that’s happened since November 2007. And […]
Orwellian almost doesn’t describe this: Weird. Weird. It’s so weird, the trial balloon foisted by State Senate Majority Leader Michael Waddoups, R-Taylorsville, that would establish a law enforcement database to track the identity of anyone having an alcoholic drink at a bar or restaurant. Let’s make this clear: It’s not government’s business to track which […]
Ok this is really scarey, but it looks like the Minority Report is starting to come to life: Last year, New Scientist revealed that the US Department of Homeland Security is developing a system designed to detect “hostile thoughts” in people walking through border posts, airports and public places. The DHS says recent tests prove […]