Changelog
Everything that has changed since 2020.
Acus is developed iteratively. Every change is dated, logged and published — traceability applies to us too.
Fictional changelog. References to real authorities and operations are satirical — read more about the work.
Changelog · the Acus platform2020 — today
- v1.0September 2020Counter-terrorism
- Deployment: Acus enters service at the Swedish Police Authority (NOA). Threat-picture analysis and integration of intelligence registers.
- v1.1June 2021Counter-terrorism
- Operational: Support during Operation Trojan Shield. Ten planned murders prevented during the evaluation.
- Known issue: None.
- v1.4March 2022Organised crime
- Changed: Threshold for case generation lowered: aggravated organised crime → organised crime.
- Improvement: Faster register lookup.
- v1.7November 2022Organised crime
- New: Support for serial crime.
- Pilot: Bicycle theft, Greater Stockholm.
- v2.0January 2023Public order
- New: The platform is no longer bound to a single crime category.
- Terminology: ”Crime” is replaced by ”incident” throughout the interface — enabling application beyond criminal law.
- v2.2May 2023Public order
- New: Incident type ”disturbance of order in public space”.
- Improvement: Cases can be generated without an identified complainant.
- v2.4September 2023Public order
- Terminology: ”Suspect” → ”subject”.
- Fix: Cases are no longer closed in the absence of a victim.
- v2.6February 2024Sanitation
- New: Incident type ”sanitary anomaly” — littering and faecal contamination.
- Operations: Federated connection to municipal camera infrastructure.
- v2.7May 2024Sanitation
- Organisation: The sanitation operation is spun off into a separate company: Bajsögat AB (reg. no. 000000-0000).
- Licence: The Acus platform is licensed to Bajsogat for continued development.
- v3.0October 2024SanitationAcus Hund
- New: First release under Bajsogat. The Acus Hund module: real-time detection of sanitary incidents.
- Status: Acus Hund: OPERATIONAL.
- v3.2February 2025SanitationDNA Matrix
- New: DNA Matrix (pilot): genetic matching of field samples against the national dog register.
- Improvement: Matching time for faecal samples -38%.
- v3.4June 2025SanitationPredict Feed
- New: Predict Feed (beta): incident forecast per park polygon, 14-day horizon.
- Fix: Cases against deceased registered entities are now archived automatically.
- v3.6November 2025Sanitationthe Oversight Council
- New: The Oversight Council: an immutable audit log, readable by appointed control bodies.
- Security: The audit log cannot be deactivated by the licensee.
- v3.7May 2026CurrentSanitation
- Changed: Predictive case generation enabled by default.
- Terminology: ”Dog owner” → ”registered entity”. ”Surveillance” → ”situational picture”.
- v3.8September 2026 (planned)SanitationAcus Kamera
- Pilot: Acus Kamera (under development): a citizen app for sanitary case reporting. Photo + GPS + timestamp, anonymous, straight into the Acus feed.
- Funding: Vinnova · the Strategic Innovation Programme IoT Sweden (ref. no. 2025-04317). EU co-funding via Horizon Europe Cluster 5.
- Pilot municipalities: Six Swedish municipalities connect from Q3 2026. Broader rollout follows in Q1 2027.
- Planerat
- v4.0: Incident type ”anomalous composting behaviour”. Pilot: cat.
- Under investigation: Private gardens, balconies, allotment areas.
- Terminology: ”Registered entity” → ”liable subject”.
The log is updated with every release.