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SOS services will be temporarily unavailable this week due to major technology upgrade
(WXYZ) — Secretary of State services will be temporarily unavailable this week while the department installs a major technology upgrade. Online services, self-service stations and branch office appointments and booking will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Thursday, March 11, until 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 16. The Department of State says the system upgrade will move …
2 teens accused of breaking in Michigan gun stores, allegedly stole 56 guns
(WXYZ) — Two teens are accused of breaking into several gun stores over the course of four months across southeast Michigan and stealing dozens of guns. According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court earlier this week, 18-year-old Brandon McClure and 19-year-old Daniel Rae have been arrested in the burglaries. The ATF alleges that …
Expect facial recognition technology at Detroit Metro Airport
(WXYZ) — Despite push-back from civil rights groups saying Big Brother is watching, facial recognition is growing in Detroit. Now the technology will be used at Detroit Metro Airport. This facial recognition technology is for international flights. It will be used to identify everything from a face to a person’s travel documents, like a passport, …
Detroit police board votes to approve DPD’s use of facial recognition technology
DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Detroit Police Board of Commissioners has voted to approve the Detroit Police Department’s use of facial recognition technology. The city started using it in 2017 without approval from the Board of Police Commissioners. On Thursday, the board voted 7-3 to approve the use. As critics of the program plan to protest, …
