Justice & Public Safety
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The app is aimed at providing residents and visitors of the county with quick information, jail info, mental health resources and more. It also offers users the ability to submit tips directly to authorities. -
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.
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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.
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Eight departments across the county partnered on a federal grant to equip about 260 officers with body-worn cameras.
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In addition to other digital upgrades, the county will use a $100,000 grant to modernize and streamline court services.
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While Orlando officials say they are testing Amazon's Rekognition system in a very limited capacity, the American Civil Liberties Union and other privacy activists are asking Amazon to stop marketing the tool to law enforcement agencies.
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After now-resolved litigation stalled the award of the multi-billion-dollar national public safety broadband network, the FirstNet board voted unanimously to approve the award March 28.
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Which state will be the next to issue an RFP?
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Federal authorities arrested one man they allege was behind the cyberattack that took down the city’s website last August.
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Officials in four eastern-central Pennsylvania counties have long been concerned that outdated Google mapping data could impact first responders — but now, an update may be on the way.
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Tuscarawas County, Ohio’s $11.6 million overhaul is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Fire Chief Darin White said his department has temporarily halted the inspections of small business, restaurants and apartment buildings while a new tracking system is put in place.
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This year’s awardees offer a fresh set of stories that are filled with good ideas.
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The city of Riverside has seen several attacks against its IT infrastructure in recent weeks. Officials are still trying to piece together the extent of the attack.
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The House voted 114-32 to pass the legislation with an amendment to avoid double jeopardy, meaning if you are pulled over in a county with a local ordinance you can't be fined twice.
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Tech giants including Apple, Facebook and Google are in the facial-recognition business, but the founders of this startup say their security focus and their patent-pending software should provide a lucrative niche.
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CivicScape, now in the pilot test phase, thinks it can answer concerns about predictive policing.
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In many cases, the footage from police cameras can be the only way to prove guilt or innocence.
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The agencies agree that a shared system would better connect the Winnebago County and serve the community to its fullest potential.
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Officials from the Austin Police Department and the Houston Airport System discussed technology lessons learned during recent incidents, at the Texas Digital Government Summit.
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Mobile platforms and digital technology are quickly replacing paper, but emergency managers still need to stay sharp.
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