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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Some argue the balance between privacy and security is at risk with a plan to put facial-recognition technology in the hands of law enforcement at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
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Nine communities are nearing an intergovernmental agreement to streamline the operations of their emergency dispatch into one regional 911 center.
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Three civil liberties groups are behind a lawsuit that accuses the California Department of Justice of violating privacy rights by retaining the DNA profiles of individuals not convicted of a felony.
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Advances in autopilot technology in some cars has largely been heralded as a safety improvement, but a series of recent incidents is forcing some to question whether the technology is just making some drivers careless.
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SceneDoc, a startup that manages evidence collection, will bolster Tyler's portfolio of public safety solutions that include computer-aided dispatch and records management.
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After years of using mobile license plate readers, Marietta, Ga., installed a fixed plate reader earlier this year. Now police have used it to locate and arrest a man wanted for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.
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The 30 license plate readers placed throughout St. Johns County, Fla., have lowered crime rate and helped locate 81 stolen cars, 57 stolen tags, 27 convicts, and 11 missing people, according to the sheriff's office.
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In a recent blog post, Brad Smith paints a dim future if the technology is left unchecked, saying that “use of facial-recognition technology could unleash mass surveillance on an unprecedented scale.”
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Authorities are considering how the technology can be leveraged to monitor large holiday crowds and traffic flow. Some have voiced privacy concerns about the department’s ongoing drone program.
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Plus, Kansas City formalizes commitment to data with departmental name change; Indiana works with Google to expand digital skills training; 18F opens up about what it’s like to work there; and more.
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The Last Mile computer training course has seen successes at one of the state’s women’s prisons, but it will soon expand as part of an offering at the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, offering inmates valuable skills upon release.
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ISU Gaurdian is a safety app that allows users to send real-time location updates to a group of friends or family and alert them of any danger, and users can also anonymously report crimes on campus.
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As natural and man-made disasters strike with greater intensity, the need has increased for effective technology during these crises.
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The new radio systems allow first responders in Franklin, Adams, and Dauphin counties to maintain contact with each other through a Motorola DSR system backup core if main communication system fails.
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Working under the auspices of Ontario Systems since being acquired in May, Justice Systems will unveil new case management and revenue recovery tools at a conference next week in Las Vegas.
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Worcester is the latest Massachusetts city to try out body-worn cameras, a transparency and accountability tool that has spread in popularity among U.S. police departments in the last several years.
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The company will ultimately pay millions in the legal compromise that followed a data breach kept secret for more than a year. The personal information of some 600,000 drivers was compromised in the 2016 incident.
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The move toward the Odyssey Case Management software will bring the county in line with 62 others using the product.
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