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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Agents are drowning in a flood of meaningless data, masking alarms that could signal real danger.
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Lawmakers want to create an electronic system to monitor who is being prescribed potentially addictive drugs, but critics are concerned with privacy risks.
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Mobile GPS- and voice-enabled alarms for schools, public officials and high-risk individuals will be provided free of charge.
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Robots can do lots of things, but they're still not great at solving problems. But new research from MIT could improve this in robots, especially for search and rescue.
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Divorced and delinquent parents have called in personally after their names, photographs and arrearage amounts were posted for the world to see.
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The system will provide five to 20 minutes of additional early warning when tornadoes, flash floods, hailstorms or severe thunderstorms rake the region.
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Facial recognition -- used by Facebook, Google Plus and law enforcement -- could be coming to an airport near you.
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The FCC wants all text message providers to support emergency texts to 911 by the end of the year. But call center managers have concerns.
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Emergency management officials no longer hold news conferences; they can send information out immediately on Twitter and Facebook.
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While there are valid uses of surveillance technology, some say it has advanced much faster than regulation of it.
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The department obtained two pairs of Google Glass in December and has been "evaluating these devices in an attempt to determine any possible useful applications."
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Comparing the rash of smartphone thefts to a quickly spreading disease, California Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill that would force manufacturers to install anti-theft applications and devices.
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So far, the right technology solutions have been "elusive."
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Alabama Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, is sponsoring legislation that would ban the use of drones from bothering those engaged in legal hunting and fishing activities.
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Ohio lawmakers have not empowered cities to determine guilt or innocence in administrative hearings involving civil violations of traffic laws.
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Thousands of people in the region already working on UAVs, says industry official.
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The bill would require law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant before using unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct surveillance activities, with several exceptions.
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A centralized system would save tax payers millions in the first five years.
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