Justice & Public Safety
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested the man after he reportedly stole a vehicle from a business in east Fort Collins, set it on fire and damaged nearby agricultural land. -
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.
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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 program is intended to provide case managers with a reliable way to get in touch with recent immigrants, but some believe the phones could be used to track users' locations.
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Although the phone has been taken as evidence, there is still no way to find out what information it holds due to the encryption key that only the owner can unlock.
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The Justice spokesman said that as of now, there is no indication that any “sensitive personally identifiable information” was lost.
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Live video, augmented reality and other innovations are creating a tough environment for tech firms dealing with online harassment, terrorism and the dark side of the Internet.
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Legislation is being drafted in both California and New York to create a way for law enforcement to access locked smartphones that require user authentication.
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Law enforcement must consider examine the total cost of ownership for body-worn cameras, including video storage.
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U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is meeting with aviation leaders who say drones need to be federally regulated to ensure they don't get too close to airplanes landing or taking off from airports around the country.
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Congress and President Obama have already kicked in about half of the $16 million annual cost to operate the program, but officials have said West Coast states ought to contribute substantial amounts of money for the network.
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The social media giant announced that since it began targeting users threatening or promoting terrorist activities in mid-2015, it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts .
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The terrorist attacks in San Bernardino and Paris have prompted tech upgrades, including software provided as an application that public safety officials can use to send video, text and photos from their mobile phones.
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Instead of waiting to help until kids get in trouble, Los Angeles County is using data analytics to help them before. So far, it's proving successful.
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A portion of officers in the California capital's police force have officially moved to an e-citation system — a growing trend in the law enforcement space.
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States across the country are taking a look at technology legislation and grappling with everything from 3-D printed firearms, to student and employee data privacy.
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President Barack Obama recently applauded the technological advances of earthquake early warning technology and signed an executive order requiring all federal buildings to be up to seismic safety code.
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'Made in a Free World' has developed software that helps companies determine whether products they sell or make depend on global slave labor.
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Nextdoor approached Austin police about participating in the pilot program, making the Police Department the first agency in the U.S. to use Nextdoor to poll users.
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The joint city networking project — made possible through an intergovernmental agency agreement — will be a vast step toward modernizing a largely unchanged emergency system.
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Rob Joyce, the NSA’s chief of tailored access operations provided tips for defending against outsiders who have unlimited resources — and, more importantly, an inexhaustible amount of focus.
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