Justice & Public Safety
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Windsor, Conn., is turning off cameras that take photos of license plates, citing a list of concerns that includes federal agencies previously accessing the data in an effort to enforce immigration laws. -
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.
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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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Perhaps it is time to upgrade our technology
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"Communications is an important ingredient in the NYPD's recipe to prevent terrorism, fight crime and respond to emergencies"
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Student loading and unloading is monitored and recorded using a student list with barcodes and readers
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"Emergencies can be reported as they happen, enabling first responders to take immediate, life-saving action"
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Commission in favor of replacing the current agreement with a new one having a correct legal basis in compliance with the ruling of the Court
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Eleven inches of rain and more predicted.
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Conducted in all 56 States and territories and 75 urban areas over 6 months, the Nationwide Plan Review was the most comprehensive assessment of emergency operations plans to date relative to planning for a catastrophic event
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Persistent surveillance, enhanced situational awareness, and actionable intelligence to law enforcement and security personnel on the move
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Long list of state and urban area deficiencies
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Identifies pitfalls in many proposed data breach notification bills and laws, such as "over-notification," where consumers are inundated with information
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"With this innovative, wireless AMBER Alert system, more of us can play a role in promoting child safety"
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"We can now perform permit searches from the field"
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Stolen laptop contained law enforcement data on 110 individuals
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City launches pilot program at four intersections around the city
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First injunctions obtained against four companies
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"The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles takes customer service very seriously in all aspects of service delivery, whether it's at the counter or on the Internet"
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City will also test public safety and utility applications
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Funds will be used to address increased crime and other demands for services by hiring additional public safety employees; to pay overtime to existing personnel; to provide improved investigative and communication equipment; and to expand information and intelligence systems
