Washington Post: Investigation: New Orleans police secretly scanned city streets with 200+ facial recognition cameras for two years, seemingly defying a 2022 city ordinance  —  Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Source: the US DOJ has opened a probe into a recent data breach at Coinbase; Coinbase says it’s working with the DOJ and other law enforcement agencies  —  Investigators, including those in the department’s criminal division in Washington, are digging into the circumstances surrounding the breach … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Luisa Beltran / Fortune: Sources: Circle recently engaged in informal talks to sell itself to Coinbase or Ripple, seeking at least $5B, the valuation it is targeting in a potential IPO  —  Brian Armstrong is cofounder and CEO of Coinbase  —  Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the crypto stablecoin USDC … Lees verder op Tech Meme