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The technology that helped investigators track one of three men accused of opening fire in the French Quarter, killing one and wounding three, has also raised criticism about the actions of an Orleans Parish judge.
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The Bay Area test site for autonomous vehicle technology will host the Olli self-driving shuttles, made by Local Motors, as they undergo rigorous connected vehicle testing and prepare for widespread use.
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Soon riders of BART will be able to simply swipe a phone, that buzzing rectangle that they use for literally every task in daily life, instead of a small plastic card designed for one sole purpose.
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The Transportation Security Administration has been loaning the detectors out to transit agencies across the country who want to try them out. Critics say the technology amounts to “digital stop and frisks.”
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City Innovate published more than 50 challenges from state and local governments across the country. Tech companies will now have the opportunity to propose solutions for the governments to try out.
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The Bernalillo County Commission on Tuesday upped the ante in its bid to get deputies to use cameras – both on their dashboards and their lapels – offering to put an additional $1 million toward the effort.
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Critics of the proposal point to the impact the incentive plan would have on drivers with inflexible schedules and those of low-income, who may not be able to afford, for example, long distance bus service.
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Months after a ransomware attack cost the city around $18 million, officials approved the purchase of a cyberliability policy to help with any future incidents. The move is one being made by governments across the U.S.
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Lake County, Ill., received high marks from panelists and the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security, which talked to local, state and federal officials about potential threats to the Illinois elections system.
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Boulder is among the first to be selected by Google for a company initiative that gives participants six months of pro bono work. The city will enter the Google.org Fellowship offered by the company’s philanthropic arm.
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A renewed effort by civil liberties advocates to enact more controls on the use of street cameras and other surveillance technology by St. Louis was launched Tuesday at an aldermanic hearing.
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On Thursday, Oct. 10, a Redlands license-plate reader’s detection of a car used in burglaries led to a chase, crash, the arrest of three suspects and recovery of stolen property, police said.
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The city will hire a new information technology supervisor after the City Council voted in favor Monday night, despte the city’s current IT manager voicing some misgivings at a recent public meeting.
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The Catalyst Space Accelerator was awarded a $50,000 grant last week as part of the Small Business Administration’s $3 million Growth Accelerator Fund Competition that made awards to 60 similar groups.
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Clinton County has earned grant funding to help improve its cybersecurity posture for the second year in a row, accepting $36,960 to upgrade the county's back-up software and provide additional training to IT staff.
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The eight kiosks, approved by the city about a year ago, are now operational – sort of like big smartphones sticking out of the ground with all the same kind of information available, particularly targeted for Aurora.
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Each year since 2020, 38-year public employee Bill Mann has focused on an individual theme designed to protect both the public and private sectors, and this year’s features weekly cybersecurity lessons.
