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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Acknowledging that body cameras are not a cure-all, members of the Community Relations Commission on Thursday recommended the city pursue acquiring them for the Rockford, Ill., Police Department.
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Drones, for better or worse, have been part of several national conversations in 2020. Public safety organizations must be aware that transparency and accountability are paramount when it comes to the emerging tech.
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A New York lawsuit targeting the use of facial recognition on students has added two more parents. Last week, legislation was passed to impose a moratorium on the technology in schools until the issue could be studied.
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A new technology that was recently implemented at Pittsburgh International Airport can help fight the possible spread of COVID-19 — and it can also make sure you’re not flying with a fake ID.
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The chief executives of four of the most prominent technology firms in the world — Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — are expected to answer questions about their business practices and market dominance.
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South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday approved a $470,000 purchase of body cameras and vehicle cameras for police officers, along with assigning a full-time employee to help with data storage and public record requests.
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Officers using the software can listen in on the caller's conversation with the dispatcher, not only to hear tone of voice but every detail shared, paired with a map that can pinpoint call location within feet.
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The Idaho State Parks and Recreation, STEM Action Center and personal protective equipment supply site homepages were hacked on Sunday evening, displaying the same message in blue text: “Free Julian Assange!”
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An increase in the number of shootings on expressways in the Chicago area are behind a police push for license plate scanners. So far, there have been 61 expressway shootings in Cook County this year.
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Multiple U.S. officials on Tuesday slammed the Chinese government for allegedly deploying malicious cybertactics to steal intellectual property. Since the pandemic began, hackers have increasingly targeted research data.
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The data collection has been on pause since June 30 while the city works on a new contract with Ubicquia, the latest company to own the technology platform behind the smart streetlights.
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The chief of the Worcester Police Department has raised concerns about implementing a body camera program. According to a department report, the program would cost up to $11 million over the next five years.
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Hundreds of billions of dollars in tech spending was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. Twelve bills focus on boosting homeland security, election security, rural broadband and other issues.
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Expressway shootings have surged in the Chicago area this year, surpassing what is normally seen in an entire year and increasing pressure for the installation of cameras and scanners that read license plates.
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By the end of this year, Hall and City Manager T.C. Broadnax wants the city of Dallas to have a comprehensive early warning system to better identify officers whose behavior on patrol crosses lines.
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Hackers demonstrated they can take over Twitter's technology infrastructure, a brazen move that hints at how such an attack could destabilize society.
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Chilton County, Ala., officials say that they hope to reopen a pair of governmental office services during the week to come after a nearly two-week closure that was caused by a ransomware attack.
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The hackers who turned the high-profile Twitter accounts of world leaders and celebrities into tools for anonymously receiving bitcoin targeted 130 people and were able to reset the passwords of 45, officials said.
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