News Roundup

A United States Capitol Police Officer, William “Billy” F. Evans, died this week after he and another officer seemingly were deliberately hit by a car as it was driven into a barricade at the Capitol Building by a man who then threatened other officers with a knife before being shot and killed.  Evans had served with the Capitol Police since 2003.  News reports have emerged suggesting that the perpetrator, 25-year-old Noah Green who was living in Virginia, had been experiencing increasingly delusional thoughts and declining mental health, perhaps attributable in part to drug abuse.  The Associated Press says that investigators believe the attack was an isolated incident.  Keep reading for more news. Facial Recognition.  The News & Observer reported this week that an analysis from BuzzFeed News indicates that dozens of law enforcement agencies in North Carolina likely used facial recognition technology from Clearview AI that was built using photos collected from social media without users’ consent.  Last year, WRAL raised questions about the use of Clearview software by the Raleigh Police Department and whether that use was consistent with department policy.  The department halted use of the software but the WRAL story suggested the possibility that it was still in use by other agencies in the state. The N&O says that the BuzzFeed analysis indicates that 64 law enforcement agencies in the state have used Clearview, but notes that the accuracy of that count is difficult to verify because in some instances the company offered its service directly to officers [...]