Justice & Public Safety
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County commissioners approved a contract that will begin with a free nine-month pilot, but could extend to a three-year, $2.5 million pact. Residents voiced a variety of concerns about the drone program. -
The extent of the data breach is still unclear, and city officials have said they are investigating to find out what was taken, who was responsible and how the city’s cybersecurity was compromised.
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The town Select Board unanimously approved appropriating the funds to outfit 50 police officers with the cameras and software. The cost also includes record retention equipment.
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Along with the standard camera for mapping vehicle accident and crime scenes, a second camera with a zoom lens will allow deputies to monitor dangerous emergency situations from a greater distance.
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All non-citizens already must submit fingerprints upon U.S. entry, but the move to expand the government’s DNA database has raised alarm by immigration advocates and civil rights agencies over long-term privacy rights.
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Missouri lawmakers are creating legislation that could ground drone flights near state prisons, sports stadiums and mental health hospitals, aiming to ensure safety and prevent potential aerial contraband drops.
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The civic tech organization is working out how to address refunds for registered attendees while also exploring virtual opportunities for sharing the programming that it had planned for the event.
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Cybercriminals are increasingly hitting school districts, hospitals, government agencies and small businesses, forcing them to pay big money to unlock their systems and restore data, according to reports by the FBI.
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Searches the department ran last November were a test, a police spokesperson said, and the department has not finished drafting a facial recognition policy, with one to be disseminated to staff in the near future.
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The North Syracuse, N.Y., Police Department has established an Internet purchase exchange location, consisting of two parking spaces in front of the police station at 600 South Bay Road in the village.
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The device, which can be mounted in the corner of a pool, uses artificial intelligence to recognize body parts and learn how humans act in the pool in an effort to identify and prevent drownings.
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In addition to allowing members of the public to send the department anonymous tips about criminal activity, the app also allows for two-way communication between the tipster and the police.
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Washington state has an opportunity to create a groundbreaking privacy law, placing guardrails around facial-recognition technology and giving consumers control over personal information collected online.
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Louisiana didn’t pay a ransom demanded by hackers who launched a cyberattack against the state government last fall, but it has paid $2.3 million responding to that and other cyberattacks across the state.
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The head of the FBI issued a warning Wednesday to cybercriminals at home and abroad in countries including China, saying feds “want to burn down their infrastructure” as offenders have become more dangerous.
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The New York city hopes to strengthen communication with software that would provide real-time data for officers on duty. The department said in a memo it wants to integrate 25 years of data into the system.
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The tentative settlement, awaiting a judge’s approval, would resolve a class-action lawsuit by consumers across the U.S. alleging Apple slowed iPhone performance to address problems with batteries and processors.
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There were at least 113 successful ransomware attacks on state and local governments last year, according to global cybersecurity company Emsisoft, and in each case, officials had to figure out how to respond.
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Information Technology Commissioner Jessica Tisch has said the city is on track to enable texting to 911 by June, with a goal of opening up 911 services to deaf and other New Yorkers unable to make voice calls.
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San Diego has deployed cameras on more than 3,000 streetlights, covering roughly 5 percent of the city’s public rights-of-way, and a new investigation looks at whether they’re spread equally in neighborhoods.
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A former tech executive is troubled that the frequent cyberattacks that have hit businesses and local government entities do not seem to be sparking a wave of learning and improvement in their aftermath.
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