A quick shopping trip may now leave behind more than a receipt. Automated license plate readers are being used in parking lots at some major retailers, including Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, Target, ...

When Anne Arundel County Police announced in August that their crime rates had dropped since the beginning of the year, they attributed it in part to the technology at their fingertips, including ...

The rise of computers helped lead to the adoption of the slashed zero, as programmers had trouble differentiating it from the letter O on the low-resolution screens of the time. Now, that same ...

Some Home Depot and Lowe's stores in Connecticut reportedly scan license plates in parking lots using automated readers tied to police databases.