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 group of police officers in the state have taken steps to keep track of any public threats due to increased public attention during election season.
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Although Tim Clemons was only at the Seattle Police Department for about 6 months, he grew increasingly frustrated by the lack of willingness to adopt new technology.
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By its design, a smart gun — also known as a personalized, authorized-user-recognition weapon or childproof gun — can only be fired by its owner or rightful user, be it a police officer or citizen Joe.
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Sen. Susan Collins says that regulators must strike a balance between legitimate uses by responsible drone owners and “dangerous intrusions caused by irresponsible operators."
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The funds would continue research that the USGS already is doing with the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Washington and the University of Oregon.
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The Midwest Cyber Center of Excellence will serve private business that want to beef up their cybersecurity systems, help train workers in the field and serve as a research institution to combat hackers.
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Research shows that police departments have much higher "clearance rates" for their cases when the public helps with investigations.
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According to the commander of U.S. Cyber Command, there is a disturbing trend afoot that could give people a reason to distrust online data.
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The Arizona-based Taser will switch its cloud storage provider from Amazon Web Services to Microsoft's Azure.
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Billions of devices can connect to the Internet, affording cyberattackers a wide range of opportunity.
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After an incident where an officer's camera was pulled off when jumping out of his car to respond to a situation, questions have been raised about effectiveness and cost.
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A person’s irises are more distinctive than fingerprints, and capturing high-resolution photographs of them and getting back a computer identification takes just seconds.
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Free speech trumps the protection of voting integrity in a recent judicial ruling.
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After being displaced by the Butte Fire, many Californians stayed in the Jackson Rancheria Casino, which could keep the lights on because it was equipped with Microgrid energy distribution networks.
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Due to increased near misses, the Federal Aviation Administration will require all Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to be registered to increase accountability and hopefully force the operators to fly with more caution.
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The hope is that citizens and businesses will register their private security cameras with the police department to increase the availability of video footage for investigations.
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Although there is enormous potential for growth in the commercial drone market, many are still concerned about impending regulations.
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Although New Orleans has made some improvements, there is a long way to go to fix all of the traffic lights located in school zones.
