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• Plans for Taser-equipped drone halted as 9 on ethics board resign

  Nine out of 12 members of Axon's ethics board resigned on Monday after the Taser producer announced plans to develop weaponized drones to combat school shootings.

  Tech

  Jun 6, 2022
  
• Taser-equipped drones in the works to stop school shootings — despite ethics concerns

  Axon, the maker of Taser brand stun guns, announced a new project to equip drones with Tasers, drawing immediate rebuke from the company's own ethics board.

  Tech

  Jun 3, 2022
  
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• Peel police begin rollout of body-worn cameras

  The Airport Division will be the first to wear BWCs beginning Nov. 23. 

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2020
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• Saint John Police Force expected to roll out body cameras with livestream capabilities

  According to Axon, the company behind the device, the force has purchased 60 of the cameras, which it says retail for $956 apiece.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2020
• Police body camera pilot project underway in St. Thomas, Ont.

  St. Thomas police hope the cameras will build public trust, ensure officer and citizen safety and increase accountability.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2020
• Body camera pilot project launches Oct. 1: St. Thomas police

  The pilot will last 120 days, ending in January 2021, and will involve a total of 12 cameras.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2020
• NYPD suspends use of body camera model after one explodes

  The NYPD says an officer noticed smoke coming from the Vievu LE-5 body camera on Saturday night. The officer removed it and the device exploded. No one was injured.

  Tech

  Oct 22, 2018