Neowin News Feed for: Criminals

Gallup: Cybercrime is the most feared crime in the U.S.

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:00:01 +0000

The results are in, folks! It turns out that the crime most people worry about is being the target of a cybercrime, whether it be personal or financial information that they lose to a hacker. Read more...

AI supposedly learns to identify criminals by their faces, takes us back to the 19th century

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:42:01 +0000

Chinese researchers claim their neural net was able to tell criminals apart from law-abiding citizens, with a 90% success rate, just by looking at their faces. Further study is obviously needed. Read more...

Criminals may opt for Voice over IP

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:21:56 +0000

A US Justice Department official told a Senate panel Wednesday that law enforcement officers might lack the authority to monitor the phone conversations of terrorists and criminals under a proposed law governing calls that travel... Read more...

Face recognition software used to check for criminals on holiday

Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:18:18 +0000

After committing a great crime the stereotypical criminal will then jet away to a foreign or far away place where they couldn't possibly be identified by local law enforcement. If the unwitting lawbreaker chooses to... Read more...