Justice & Public Safety
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A bipartisan, two-bill package would define the systems and set limits on how they collect, store and share data. The information could only be kept 14 days in most cases and its use would be prescribed. -
The county board approved a renewal of a Kane County Sheriff’s Office contract that includes 25 license plate reader cameras. Undersheriff Amy Johnson said the devices help “a tremendous amount."
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Corrections officers spend a disproportionate amount of time on administrative tasks rather than helping prisoners in ways that improve outcomes. AI is one tool to help, but it must be implemented thoughtfully.
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Corporations are seeking protection from sharing information with the government, but critics say that protection is too big of a loophole.
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The House and Senate will be the scene of significant battles over the proposed Homeland Security Department, though some say the department will ultimately be created.
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A report from the National Conference of State Legislatures urges more study of issues related to homeland security.
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The civil-rights group is mounting an unusual challenge to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, arguing that the DMCA is preventing research into Internet filtering software.
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The unmanned, remote-controlled aircraft could provide a new platform for wireless data services and communications.
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The agreement is the first step in building an Interstate Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
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The Web-based system will replace a mainframe system and will help track water supply and transport.
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The chairman of the Senate's Appropriations Committee is putting the brakes on the Homeland Security legislation.
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According to the man, the FBI couldn't respond quickly enough with agents who knew the Internet well enough to use the site as a disinformation and surveillance tool.
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Hackers have a duty to find vulnerabilities in software.
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Both the city and the state lost $1.6 billion during fiscal year 2002.
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The service will notify GM operators of auto crashes and allow 911 dispatchers to be connected to crash victims.
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Local police departments, facing funding problems and jurisdictional issues, are slow to respond to identity theft, according to the GAO.
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With the help of this statewide warning system, two teenage girls' lives were saved and their perpetrator caught within 12 hours.
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The Pakistani government is forcing Internet cafes to register with government officials and to track patrons' identities and what Web sites they visit.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has installed 24 web cams across Alaska so pilots can see weather conditions for themselves.
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The Senate will focus on Homeland Security after its August recess.
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The attacks were aimed at Internet providers on both U.S. coasts.
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