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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Civic engagement doesn’t happen by default. Technology can help government leaders reach community members.
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The initial cost of the cameras are only the tip of the iceberg for municipalities; often the steepest costs come from storage fees.
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The Sacramento County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department has 88 iPhones in its property warehouse that have recent operating systems similar to the San Bernardino Shooter’s and block access to needed evidence.
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The city with the biggest drop in the nation in gunshots was Huntington Station, NY, which saw a 50.2 percent reduction.
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Although the Cupertino-based company claimed that it cannot extract data, software can be built and uploaded to the phone that would act as a kind of malware and allow a computer to guess the phone’s passcode an unlimited number of times without the risk of erasing its data.
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The policy calls for the review of audio and video by the officer involved before a report or statement is made to ensure accuracy.
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FBI Director James Comey warned that encryption poses a monumental threat to public safety, as it renders court-approved search warrants generally useless.
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Extremist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant also are using well-produced propaganda to draw outsiders to their cause, according to a top Department of Justice official.
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Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell explained at a federal hearing why the company is ethically and constitutionally compelled not to comply with the FBI's request to create a tool that would allow access to the San Bernardino shooter’s encrypted iPhone.
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Like departments nationwide, the Seattle Police Department will release the footage, which is a matter of public record, although how they will make it publicly available remains unknown.
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There is no single reason cybersecurity ethical standards don’t yet exist, or even a consensus that they should — let alone exactly what they might consist of or what impact they might have.
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Pentagon aides hope Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's outreach to the fast-paced start-up culture can help fill gaps in U.S. cyberdefense efforts, and speed up development and procurement of digital tools — from robotics to artificial intelligence — to the military.
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The Iowa House unanimously approved a proposed amendment to the state Constitution to protect emails, texts and data from warrantless search and seizure.
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Although there has been much more attention payed to the current struggle between the FBI and Apple, new unsealed court documents reveal that there have been dozens of other requests to unlock devices.
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Rep. Scott Dibble's bill would restrict drone use by state police officers due to concerns over an officer not being present for an arrest or detention of a suspect.
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Apple says it won't comply with a court order to unlock a terrorism suspect's iPhone for the FBI. Here's the technology at play.
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The openness of the Internet gives an advantage to attackers – but what constitutes an act of war in the electronic world?
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The government wants reasonable paths into phones and databases for criminal investigations, but it is instead being met with stiffer barriers.
