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Dual-factor authentication: Why you should care

Computer passwords have become a way of life for most of us. We have to have them to log on to the system at work, there’s another for email and Facebook, and you probably have some more for your ...

Ill. police to go high-tech for ticketing Comments

By Matt Buedel The Peoria Journal Star PEORIA, Ill. — A long-anticipated transition to a more automated system of computer-generated traffic tickets is under way at the Peoria Police Department. ...

Maine police officers to receive warrants by email Comments

By Judy Harrison Bangor Daily News PORTLAND, Maine — The state court system took a step into the digital world this week when it electronically transmitted 41,000 existing arrest warrants into the ...

Cops criticized for 'misuse' of databases Comments

With a couple of keystrokes, a cop can go from curiosity to a felony ...

Case study: A PD's social media solution to community relations

The Redwood City Police Department has added Nixle to an already robust social media communications strategy which already includes Facebook, Twitter, and CodeRED. ...

Phila. police now have 24-hour real-time surveillance center

By Allison Steele The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — These days, when Philadelphia police officers respond to robberies and shootings, they might learn that video surveillance from the scene ...

TASER's new tools: Body cameras and the Cloud Video

By Quentin Hardy The International Herald Tribune SAN FRANCISCO — Sgt. Brandon Davis vividly recalled the moment before he killed Eric Wayne Berry, but it was not the way it really happened. "I ...

D-Block allocation to public safety is 'done' Comments

Allocation of the D-Block of 700 MHz spectrum for the purposes of building a nationwide, interoperable emergency communications network is all but sealed. ...

FBI seeks to mine Facebook, Twitter to predict future Comments

By Marcus Wohlsen Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. government is seeking software that can mine social media to predict everything from future terrorist attacks to foreign uprisings, according ...

Software by DesignPD automates FTO paperwork Comments

Field Training Tracker is a web-based application that duplicates all of the paper forms involved in a properly-run field training and evaluation program (FTEP). ...

Database tool seeks to ID unknown dead

By Jim Balloch Knoxville News-SentinelHe was a black man, probably in his 30s or 40s, when someone robbed him of his life - and his name - more than 30 years ago. His body was left in a heavily wooded ...

LAPD retreats from the cloud Comments

A little over a year ago, we reported the bold decision of the City of Los Angeles to move much of its internal communications and records structure to “the cloud,” namely, Google Apps. This ...

Will D-Block allocation have to wait until 2012? Expert Analysis

With just about two weeks left in the year and only a handful of days left in Congress’ scheduled session, there is now just a glimmer of hope that our early-2011 optimism on D-Block allocation was well placed. ...

Minn. database lets public turn themselves in Comments

By Chao Xiong Star TribuneMINNEAPOLIS — The office is seeking a database for public to check on low-level warrants.Here's an idea: Look yourself up in an Internet database to see whether police want ...

Calif. system to catch doctors' crimes may be cut Comments

By Greg Risling Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Traditional police work wouldn't have nabbed Dr. Lisa Barden for visiting 43 pharmacies to illegally obtain tens of thousands of pain pills to fuel her ...

Newport News (Va.) cops use mobile computing to increase situational awareness

I’m in the truly unenviable position of being on the receiving end of between 100 and 200 public relations “pitches” a month, inviting me to “get a briefing” from some “expert” ...

Firms scramble to cash in on police demand for data-sifting programs

By Jennifer Valentino-Devries Wall Street Journal Law-enforcement and intelligence agencies are increasingly relying on information from the Web and electronic records to help solve crimes and evaluate ...

Mich. police consider super-smart gunshot sensors Comments

By PoliceOne StaffDETROIT — Police want to install gunshot-recognition technology that within seconds, transmits detailed shooting data to officers and dispatch.Called ShotSpotter Flex, a set of ...

How police departments can benefit from online services

Ever wonder what — or maybe more accurately, who — enables citizens in your community to access your police department’s website? Ever wonder how that Internet voodoo happens? Harry Herington ...

Legal considerations in the use of digital video in criminal cases Comments

Law enforcement’s challenge with the proliferation of potential video evidence is in obtaining and preserving the images captured for future evidentiary value. ...