How ShotSpotter fights criticism and leverages federal cash ... - NBC News
Feb 10, 2022 · ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology company, is expanding by steering federal grants to police departments and firing back against criticism.
Chicago police no longer using ShotSpotter gunshot detection …
Sep 23, 2024 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago has now officially moved on from ShotSpotter. At midnight, the controversial gun detection technology was shut down as the contract expired.
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
Feb 22, 2024 · Now, a WIRED analysis of data leaked from the company reveals the secret locations of ShotSpotter sensors around the globe and the US communities most directly impacted by the surveillance.
What to know about ShotSpotter as Chicago decides against …
Feb 13, 2024 · After over a decade of utilizing the technology, the city of Chicago announced on Tuesday that it will not renew its contract to use ShotSpotter, announcing that the equipment will be ...
Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology …
Feb 13, 2024 · CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago won’t renew its ShotSpotter contract and plans to stop using the controversial gunshot detection system later this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced Tuesday.
Confidential document reveals key human role in gunshot tech
In more than 140 cities across the United States in 2023, ShotSpotter’s artificial intelligence algorithm and its intricate network of microphones evaluate hundreds of thousands of sounds a year to determine if they are gunfire, generating data now being used in …
ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire
Apr 24, 2024 · ShotSpotter is suing two former employees who the company alleges posted confidential company information on Twitter after one was fired in November.
ShotSpotter devices to be removed Monday after contract expires
Sep 22, 2024 · The company behind the controversial gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter will begin removing its sensors across Chicago on Monday, hours after its contract expires with the city.
Cities are ending their ShotSpotter contracts, but the sensors ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Chicago and Mobile, Alabama, are cutting ties with ShotSpotter, the controversial gunshot detection company — but the sensors that notify police about shootings probably aren’t going...
What is ShotSpotter? What to know about the technology ... - NBC Chicago
Feb 16, 2024 · After the city of Chicago announced that a contract to use ShotSpotter technology would not be renewed earlier this week, a lack of clarity has emerged regarding when the devices will go out of...