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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A lack of law enforcement recourse around illegal robocalls has prompted attorneys general in 34 states to ask the Federal Communications Commission for a new set of tools.
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The two states are among 15 that do not yet comply with the REAL ID act.
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Officers who have received training can use the system to view live data but not past records, according to police officials.
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Officials say ShakeAlert 2.0 will automatically stop BART trains before an earthquake strikes, giving riders an opportunity to take cover.
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Unmanned camera traps have only been deployed in school zones until now, but officials are considering expanding the program to other areas of the city.
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Though staff at the Department of Motor Vehicles are seeing lengthy wait times, it’s due to the more time-intensive application process, not technical difficulties, officials say.
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The footage they capture may be a deterrent to future crimes, police say.
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The Deport ICE coalition is calling on Bay Area governments to adopt an ordinance preventing them from doing business with companies that provide data or services to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Originally intended to extend Internet access to far-flung areas, a collaboration between UC San Diego and San Diego County has been used to monitor and respond to several recent wildfires.
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The ‘Presidential Alert’ received across the country was part of a test to evaluate the readiness of federal emergency communication infrastructure.
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The city was authorized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to send its own alerts through the system in May.
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If an underwater earthquake were to happen close to shore, experts worry the network of sensors that generate warnings might not register the occurrence.
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After a delay last month, a “Presidential Alert” has been rescheduled and will be pushed out to cellphones across the country Oct. 3.
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Edward Parkinson has been named acting CEO of the First Responder Network Authority.
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The newest generation of 911 systems are open. That's good for innovation, but bad for security. Here's what you can do to protect your PSAP.
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The technology will being tested in an area of Colorado Springs with the highest reports of gunfire.
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Mapping and public safety applications are just a couple of the tasks put to drones on a daily basis, but safety and privacy remain issues.
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Senate Bill 327 and Assembly Bill 1906, signed Sept. 28 by Gov. Jerry Brown, would require makers of Internet-connected devices to improve their security.
