UK schools install toilet sensors that listen for keywords to monitor pupils
Several UK schools, including St Joseph's College in Stoke-on-Trent, have installed Halo Smart Sensors in toilets that use machine learning to detect keywords such as 'help me' and 'stop it'. The sensors trigger alerts to staff when keywords are detected, aiming to crack down on vaping and bullying. Privacy advocates argue the sensors violate children's privacy and may be unlawful. The schools have not sought parental consent for the monitoring.
- Company involved
- St Joseph's College
- AI system involved
- Halo Smart Sensors
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From Illinois to Doral: How Flock's Cameras Became an Immigration Enforcement Flashpoint - Latin Times
Flock Safety's license-plate cameras collected and shared vehicle-location data on drivers, including Latino and mixed-status residents, and made it available to police and federal immigration enforcement.
- Company involved
- Flock Safety
- AI system involved
- Flock Safety license-plate cameras
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Fired Trucker AI Monitoring Suit Adds Twist to Liability Debate
California truck driver Rodrigo Garcia sued his former employer, Figueroa Tank Lines, and Samsara, maker of its AI-powered in-cab video surveillance, saying his August 2025 dismissal was whistleblower retaliation and that the monitoring invaded his privacy without consent.
- Company involved
- Figueroa Tank Lines
- AI system involved
- Samsara AI dashcam monitoring
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Sirius XM Wins Dismissal of AI-Fueled Racial Job Bias Claims (1) - Bloomberg Law News
The AI system screened and rejected job applicants, including Arshon Harper, who applied to 150 positions and received only one interview.
- Company involved
- Sirius XM Radio LLC
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Safe City Malta board renewed despite planned shutdown of surveillance programme
The Maltese government has appointed a new board to run Safe City Malta, the Huawei-developed facial-recognition surveillance project, despite saying in January that the company would be wound down. The board, including Omar Debono, Joseph Cauchi and Nadine Mizzi, was appointed for another year until June 2024. The government had earlier dropped the facial-recognition element over concerns that it would breach Maltese and EU law, and the article reports that nothing has been delivered.
- Company involved
- Safe City Malta
- AI system involved
- Safe City Malta
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McDonald's withdraws AI drive-through ordering after order errors
McDonald's is ending its trial of an AI-powered voice ordering system in over 100 US drive-through restaurants after customers reported comical errors. The system, developed by IBM, misinterpreted orders, adding items like bacon-topped ice cream and hundreds of dollars of chicken nuggets. The fast-food chain stated it would remove the technology by the end of July 2024 but remains confident that voice ordering will be part of its future. IBM said it would continue to work with McDonald's on other projects.
- Company involved
- McDonald's
- AI system involved
- Automated Order Taking (AOT)
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Police Officer Uses Flock Cameras To Hand an Abuser His Victim’s Exact Location - motorbiscuit.com
The Flock camera system tracked a domestic violence victim's vehicle and disclosed her live location to her suspected abuser.
- Company involved
- Flock Safety
- AI system involved
- Flock Safety
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Boston dumps Flock cameras after data leaked to outside law enforcement - Boston Herald
Collected and shared license plate and vehicle images of drivers in Boston with outside law enforcement agencies
- Company involved
- Flock Safety
- AI system involved
- Flock Safety ALPR System
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DJI Romo vulnerability exposed 7,000 homes' camera feeds and microphones
A software engineer discovered that a security flaw in DJI's cloud servers allowed him to access live camera feeds, microphone audio, and maps from nearly 7,000 DJI Romo robot vacuums across 24 countries. He reported the issue to DJI via The Verge, and DJI patched the vulnerability in February 2026. No evidence suggests the flaw was exploited maliciously, but it highlighted privacy risks of internet-connected home robots.
- Company involved
- DJI
- AI system involved
- DJI Romo
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Milwaukee Strips Officers of Flock Camera Access After Shocking Stalking Scandals - motorbiscuit.com
Automated license plate readers tracked the vehicle locations of an ex-partner and a civilian without authorization.
- Company involved
- Flock Safety
- AI system involved
- Flock Safety ALPR
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Woman demands answers after old MPD flock camera alert leads to second gunpoint stop - wtmj.com
The Flock camera system alerted police that Amber Newell's vehicle was associated with a homicide investigation, leading to a gunpoint stop.
- Company involved
- Milwaukee Police Department
- AI system involved
- Flock
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ShotSpotter Missed 47% of Gunshot Victims in Chicago Police Data
Between October 2017 and July 2018, a Chicago police analyst tracked ShotSpotter's accuracy in the 10th district and found it correctly detected only 63 of 135 shootings where a person was struck, a 47% rate. The analyst shared the findings with CPD and ShotSpotter, and the company installed additional sensors, but accuracy remained below 50%. Despite this, the city signed a $33 million contract extension. SoundThinking says the system meets performance guarantees and has helped locate hundreds of victims.
- Company involved
- Chicago Police Department
- AI system involved
- ShotSpotter
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Court orders suspension of facial recognition in São Paulo metro
A court in São Paulo ordered the suspension of a facial recognition system in the city's metro stations following a lawsuit by civil society groups. The system, SecurOS by ISS and operated by ViaQuatro, was capturing biometric data of millions of daily users without adequate transparency or risk assessment. The court also barred the metro operator, METRO, from installing new biometric equipment and imposed daily fines for non-compliance. METRO stated it would appeal the ruling and prove compliance with data protection regulations.
- Company involved
- Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (METRO)
- AI system involved
- SecurOS
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Serve Robotics delivery robot crosses police crime scene after human operator error
A Serve Robotics sidewalk delivery robot crossed yellow caution tape and entered a crime scene in Los Angeles after a human operator remotely took control and decided to proceed when bystanders lifted the tape. The company acknowledged the error, stating the robot's autonomous system would not have crossed on its own. Serve Robotics is implementing new protocols and software updates to prevent similar incidents in the future.
- Company involved
- Serve Robotics
- AI system involved
- sidewalk delivery robot
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McKinsey's Lilli AI Platform Hacked, Exposing 46 Million Chat Messages
Security researchers at CodeWall used an autonomous offensive agent to discover a SQL injection vulnerability in McKinsey's internal AI platform, Lilli. The vulnerability allowed unauthenticated access to the production database, exposing 46.5 million chat messages, 728,000 files, and 57,000 user accounts. The researchers responsibly disclosed the issue to McKinsey, who patched the endpoints within days. No data was exfiltrated or misused, and no disruption occurred.
- Company involved
- McKinsey & Company
- AI system involved
- Lilli
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Sound Intelligence Aggression Detectors Prove Unreliable in School Tests
ProPublica tested Sound Intelligence's aggression detection software, used in hundreds of U.S. schools and hospitals. The algorithm, which analyzes audio for signs of stress and anger, frequently misidentified innocent sounds like coughing as aggressive and failed to detect actual screams. At a New Jersey hospital, the system ignored an agitated man screaming and pounding a desk, escalating the situation. Sound Intelligence's CEO acknowledged the imperfections but defended the technology as an early warning system.
- AI system involved
- Sound Intelligence aggression detector
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Austin council demands Waymo meeting after cars blocked first responders
Austin City Council member Zo Qadri and colleagues sent a letter to Waymo after a March 1 autonomous vehicle allegedly stopped on a street near a mass shooting, requiring an officer to move it. The city wants to discuss emergency-response procedures at a joint committee meeting on April 29. Waymo had not responded to the letter as of the interview, and the council member expressed frustration that the city lacks authority to regulate autonomous vehicles on its streets.
- Company involved
- Waymo
- AI system involved
- Waymo Driver
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RCMP used IntelCenter facial recognition without disclosure
The RCMP in British Columbia secretly subscribed to IntelCenter's facial recognition service, which matched faces against a database of 700,000 faces tied to terrorism. Internal emails revealed the force broke its own procurement rules and hid the purchase. The RCMP claimed it was only for testing, but documents showed active use. The contracts ended in 2019.
- Company involved
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- AI system involved
- IntelCenter Check
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Baltimore County Schools Relocate Students After AI Gun False Alarm
On November 7, 2025, an AI security system called Omnilert reported a possible gun at Parkville High School in Baltimore County, Maryland. Students were relocated while police searched the school, but no threat was found. The incident follows a similar false alarm at Kenwood High School in October, where Omnilert mistook a bag of chips for a gun, leading to students being handcuffed. Baltimore County Public Schools has promised annual training on protocols for responding to Omnilert alerts.
- Company involved
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- AI system involved
- Omnilert
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Truck drivers sue Motive over AI dash cam mass surveillance
Truck drivers Adam Dean and Christian Erickson filed a class action lawsuit against Motive Technologies Inc., alleging that the company's AI-powered dash cams with automatic license plate readers collected license plate data and tracked drivers' movements without consent. The lawsuit, filed in California federal court, claims violations of California's ALPR Law and seeks damages of $2,500 per class member. The drivers allege privacy invasion and emotional distress from the surreptitious surveillance.
- Company involved
- Motive Technologies Inc.
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Serve Robotics apologises after delivery robot smashes Chicago bus shelter
A Serve Robotics food delivery robot crashed into a bus shelter on Grand Avenue in West Town, Chicago, in late March 2026, shattering the glass. The company paid for immediate repairs and has now placed an apology advertisement at the same bus shelter. The incident contributed to renewed safety concerns regarding the city's robot delivery pilot programme.
- Company involved
- Serve Robotics
- AI system involved
- Serve Robotics delivery robot
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West Midlands Police AI Error Led to Zero Ticket Allocation for Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans
West Midlands Police used Microsoft Copilot to search for information when preparing a report for the Safety Advisory Group about the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv fixture. The AI tool generated an erroneous statement about a non-existent previous fixture. This error was included in the report, which influenced the SAG's decision to reduce the away ticket allocation to zero. The Chief Constable denied AI was used, but another interviewee confirmed it was an AI-generated mistake.
- Company involved
- West Midlands Police
- AI system involved
- Microsoft Copilot
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McDonald's tests AI drive-thru ordering in Chicago
McDonald's is testing automated voice-ordering technology at ten drive-thru locations in Chicago. The system, developed by Apprente, uses artificial intelligence to take customer orders with about 85% accuracy, handling 80% of orders without human intervention. The company's CEO stated that wider implementation faces challenges such as menu and dialect variations. No incidents of harm were reported.
- Company involved
- McDonald's
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Amnesty International reveals Serbian spyware targeting journalists and activists
Amnesty International's Security Lab found that Serbian authorities used Cellebrite tools and a previously unknown spyware named 'NoviSpy' to covertly infect the phones of independent journalist Slaviša Milanov and several activists. The infections occurred while devices were unattended during police or BIA interviews. The report alleges this is part of a wider crackdown on civil society, violating rights to privacy and free expression.
- Company involved
- Serbian Security Information Agency (BIA)
- AI system involved
- NoviSpy
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