Justice & Public Safety
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced. -
More than 200 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies use license plate reading technology. The state’s capital city, however, has so far not installed such cameras even as its neighbors have done so.
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1.
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First Responder Network Authority Board has approved the investment of $218 million to make upgrades to the national first responders network and prepare for future 5G capabilities.
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Even the best efforts of three big providers can’t stop the technology’s spread or misuse. Licensing agreements might allow police departments to use parts of it even if they can’t use specific algorithms.
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As attempts to reform police departments sweep the nation, a newly proposed bill in New York City would create new oversight mechanisms and give the public insight into the use of surveillance technologies.
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New York City’s council will vote on a bill that would increase accountability and transparency with the police department’s surveillance program. If passed, the bill requires more information to be shared with the public.
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As protests continue over police use of force spurred by George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, St. Louis officials will decide on the initial year of a five-year, $5 million deal to outfit officers with the cameras.
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Six months after a cyberattack shut down New Orleans' government and exposed flaws in its systems, the city has mostly recovered even as the coronavirus pandemic delivers a new set of challenges, officials said Tuesday.
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In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and other federal officials, 35 members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked that law enforcement agencies stop surveillance flights over protesters.
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Many mobile phone customers received automated alerts Monday about 911 service issues urging them to use alternate phones if calls were not going through. The problem was linked to network issues with certain carriers.
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The city postponed a vote to ban the use of facial recognition technology by municipal employees until July as they kicked off a wider review of police practices after massive protests over racism and police brutality.
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The mysterious hacktivist group has claimed responsibility for the weekend outage of the city's police department website, saying that it was revenge for the recent killing of Rayshard Brooks.
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The Rock County, Minn., Sheriff's Office last week marked the launch of its new smartphone app, which is a tool designed to communicate with the public about local law enforcement activities.
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The Auglaize County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office has made some changes in how inmate visitations are handled at the Auglaize County Correctional Center, and now people who want to speak with inmates will do so via video.
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The California-based permitting software giant has released its eighth civic application, designed to help fire departments automate aspects of safety and prevention such as permitting and inspection.
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In an effort to streamline the payment of fees and fines, state courts are now accepting payments through convenience stores like Family Dollar and 7-Eleven with the help of industry partners.
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Police forces across the country now have access to surveillance technologies that were recently available only to national intelligence services. The digitization of bias and abuse of power followed.
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Following the lead of Amazon and IBM, Microsoft on Thursday announced it won’t sell its facial recognition technology to U.S. police departments until a federal law regulating its use is implemented.
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If one of the goals and responsibilities of government is transparency, then video footage from police body cameras is vital to ensuring accountability, or at least the perception of accountability.
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Following other tech companies, the software giant’s president, Brad Smith, said Microsoft doesn’t sell facial recognition to police departments and won’t do so until there are federal laws to prevent its misuse.
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