Justice & Public Safety
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans. -
Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform."
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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The ride-sharing companies are launching an initiative to ensure that drivers with a criminal history of assault cannot register to drive for other platforms. The program will also be available for other companies to join.
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Video systems such as Ring doorbells help officers and investigators build stronger cases and solve crimes such as vandalism or theft by capturing suspects on video and identifying them, officials said.
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Virginia Beach police officials have confirmed that some detectives used controversial Clearview AI facial recognition tools in their investigations. The revelations come after earlier denials.
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With state agencies' IT teams largely operating independently, neither the state's outgoing chief information officer nor his successor can be certain all state government business is being conducted securely.
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Antioch, Calif., police are getting body-worn and car cameras after the city approved a $1.4 million, five-year purchase contract with Axon Industries and $1.3 million for support staff to handle the new data.
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A wide-ranging breach of security camera technology company Verkada appears to have compromised the security of thousands of private and public institutions across the world, including some in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The lawsuit, submitted in California Superior Court in Alameda County, is part of a growing effort to restrict the use of facial recognition technology. A handful of Bay Area cities were among the first in the U.S. to limit the use of the tech in 2019.
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Damage from the 2019 ransomware attack on the city police department internal affairs computer system stretches back to files as early as September 2017, according to the district attorney’s office.
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SponsoredState and local agencies experienced one of the most historic — and chaotic — years in 2020.
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Connecticut joined a federal settlement shutting down a telemarketing operation that deceptively collected more than $110 million through high-pressure tactics and more than a billion phone calls, most of them illegal.
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New 911 call technology could delay emergency response for those with unconfigured systems by routing calls to the wrong public safety answering point or failing to provide location information, officials warn.
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The police force of Durham, N.C., has teamed up with SAS Institute to create a data system that will put a spotlight on exemplary police work and reveal cases where officers may need training or counseling.
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The police department was given the green light from the city council to purchase Axon body camera software. This new system will increase officer accountability by requiring approval to delete footage.
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Lawmakers in the state voted unanimously to tightly restrict the use of facial recognition technology by requiring total agency control of the technology as well as new laws approving individual deployments.
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Many COVID vaccination websites at the federal, state and local levels violate disability rights laws, hindering the ability of blind people to sign up for a potentially lifesaving vaccine, a recent investigation found.
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A small plane with a state-of-the-art camera and a satellite sits at the Joint Forces Training Base in California, poised to deliver real-time infrared video and photos to decision-makers on the ground — in seconds.
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Work in New York City collects systematic data on street-level flooding, partnering with local agencies to design real-time flood sensors and an open code that other cities can build on.
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In response to reports detailing AI tech's disproportionate impact on communities of color, Washington State Sen. Bob Hasegawa introduced a bill to ban AI tech and regulate automated decision systems.
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