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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Veritone’s aiWARE, marketed as “the first operating system for artificial intelligence,” lays a foundation for future AI programs aimed at public safety, large-scale video analysis and beyond.
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Under the proposed law, police would be barred from equipping their body cameras with facial recognition software for a period of three years. Questions about the accuracy of the technology and privacy are central issues.
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Savannah’s portion — nearly $62,000 — of the larger pot of $200,000 will fund new portable fingerprint scanners, surveillance cameras and GPS tracking systems for the city’s police department.
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Through the process of training officers repeatedly every year and teaching them how to handle stress and to follow state laws, officials said, the outcomes of these situations can be improved.
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Rocky River PD is one of nearly 400 departments across the country to enter into a partnership with Amazon that would allow it to access video from community members who use the popular Ring video surveillance doorbells.
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With a growing assortment of newly acquired public safety tools in its product lineup, Motorola Solutions is continuing its financial and managerial relationship with the global tech investor.
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Baltimore Police are not able to “sufficiently overcome” technology and staffing inefficiencies in order to meet requirements imposed by the consent decree regarding sexual assault investigations, a recent report found.
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Tech giants are under increasing pressure about their size and dominance, with President Donald Trump frequently criticizing them and some Democratic presidential candidates calling on them to be broken up.
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The announcement follows a particularly deadly stretch this summer, with 10 children dying in this gruesome fashion in just 20 days. Through late last month, 35 children had already perished in 2019.
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Pearson, a British-owned education publishing company, is at the center of a lawsuit filed by an Illinois woman and her daughter over the handling of a data breach involving student personal information.
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Over the last year, Los Angeles International Airport has become a testing ground for facial recognition by airlines and federal agencies. U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted a 30-day trial last summer.
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The FBI is now investigating a cybertheft of the funds from the state’s pension accounts for retired Oklahoma highway troopers, state agents, park rangers and other law enforcement officers.
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Erie County, Pa., emergency responders have operated for decades on a patchwork system of radios that, in some cases, prevented police officers and firefighters from talking with counterparts. That is poised to change.
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In the wake of two recent announcements about Maryland's efforts to connect rural citizens to online services, state leaders dissect the challenge of closing the urban-rural technological divide.
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Plus, 10 cities form an innovation cohort that is looking for startup collaborators; Code for America evaluates public benefits applications across all 50 states; Virginia digitizes occupational licensing; and more.
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The Henderson County Board of Commissioners has approved funding for new public safety software equipment, which will replace an outdated system that police officials have said is unstable and without customer support.
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The company once known mostly for the Taser has pushed further into video with its body cameras. Now it is bringing in an expert in virtual reality, and its CEO is talking about "empathy-based VR training."
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The city has spent up to $18,000 a year on informational billboards, but most are located on the interstate. Officials say the new LED trailer can be used anywhere in the community to reach an intended group.
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