Justice & Public Safety
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The City Council signed off on directing roughly $360,000 in state funds to the police department. Of that, more than $43,000 is earmarked for software that will let police “obtain and retain” digital evidence. -
County commissioners will consider spending more than $3.2 million over 10 years to replace body-worn and in-car sheriff’s office cameras. Software, data storage and accessories would be included.
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The local police department recently unveiled a new rooftop drone port at headquarters. The agency fielded approximately 10,000 drone flights in 2025 and expects about twice as many this year.
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Since announcing a new organizational structure and approach to Illinois state IT earlier this year, several department heads are noting big changes in technology.
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In an ironic twist, Apple is now asking the FBI to cooperate requesting information on how the encryption was bypassed in order to better protect their phones.
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If the bill is signed into law, convicts with a single DUI offense would need to keep a device installed in their car for six months that requires a driver to take a breathalyzer test before the car will turn on.
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Using an unnamed third party the FBI was able to access the encrypted information ending the contentious lawsuit that sparked a national controversy.
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Indiana's IT leadership look back and pulling the Indiana State Police into the state's overall consolidation efforts.
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In its Aerospace Forecast for fiscal years 2016 to 2036, the Federal Aviation Administration said 2.5 million of those sales could take place this year.
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Officials will neither confirm nor deny that forensic software company Cellebrite is helping the feds break into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino mass shooter.
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One Concern CEO and Co-Founder Ahmad Wani explains how cities can save lives during disasters by applying analytical disaster assessments and calculated damage estimates.
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Despite objections that drivers' Social Security numbers would be shared nationally, a Senate panel approved a bill that would allow Louisiana motorists to get a license that meets federal travel and other ID rules.
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If the government drops its demands for Apple's help and unlocks the data itself, the tech company will likely remain in the dark on what prosecutors learned.
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Transit agencies have begun recording sound and video on buses in the name of safety and customer service — but critics say it represents another step in government spying on citizens.
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FBI investigators say they may have found a way to access San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone information without the company's cooperation.
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The move comes less than a month after a police officer shot and killed a young suspect in Southeast Raleigh, sparking criticism and nationwide attention.
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Combating the Islamic State online is the least developed and most controversial part of the administration’s multi-pronged military strategy.
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The key mover on the issue has sponsored legislation for a two-year moratorium on using government drones over private property with certain public safety exemptions.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has never answered this question. Here's what the lower courts have said.
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The ACLU is bringing legal measures against the Hayward, Calif., police due to their conduct at a 2014 demonstration and subsequent editing of body cam video.
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The department plans to share information about events and services, in addition to ongoing crime or breaking situations.
