# Law & Policy

> Rules, rulings and regulators for information systems.

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## Law & Policy

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Rules, rulings and regulators for information systems.

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## Posts

- [A 2025 survey found uneven safeguards around police face searches](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/posts/us-police-use-facial-recognition-widely-under-a-patchwork-of-law/index.md): If software picks your face, can you inspect the search that put you under suspicion? A legal survey shows why the answer has depended on where a case was heard. (2026-11-06)
- [Detroit's 2024 settlement put a check between a face match and an arrest](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/posts/detroit-police-agree-to-limits-on-facial-recognition-after-a-wrongful-arrest/index.md): A wrong computer match helped bring police to an innocent man's home. The safeguard in his settlement addresses what investigators do after the software offers a name. (2026-11-06)