Tag: police
MoD, emergency services test robots, drones to fight chemical attacks
A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, identify battlefield and disaster casualties, and provide 3D mapping services, has...
IoT on the beat: Met Police develop mobile fingerprinting device
The Metropolitan Police has become the first British force to develop its own mobile fingerprinting device, in a move designed to save officers time...
Microsoft urges US government to regulate facial recognition systems
Microsoft has called on the US government to step in and regulate the use of facial recognition technologies. Chris Middleton explains why.
“All tools can...
War of words escalates between tech firms’ employees and government
The employees of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com are increasingly at odds with their own bosses and with government policy, reports Chris Middleton.
The war...
Security: The IoT is destroying legal concept of privacy warns in-depth...
THE BIG READ A new report cautions that the Internet of Things may undermine the concept of personal privacy to such an extent that...
133 lives saved by drones worldwide, says DJI – VIDEOS
Chinese drone giant DJI believes that the lives of 133 people have been saved by drones worldwide, since it began keeping figures about drone...
Drones: DJI, Axon partner for connected public safety
DJI, the drone industry's leading manufacturer, has partnered with connected law enforcement specialists Axon to distribute drones to public safety and law enforcement agencies...
Police need AI to help with surge in evidential data
The police should make wider use of AI to prevent themselves from being overwhelmed by the amounts of data now involved in investigations, according...
DHS funds $750k project to secure first-responder IoT devices
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is funding the development of technology to enhance the security of mobile device-based sensor systems used by...
Americans happy to share data in emergencies, but snooping fears remain
The majority of US consumers would happily share their personal data with police or healthcare providers via IoT devices, but there are limits to what...
Amazon Echo assumed responsible for successful 911 call
In March, Arkansas police ordered Amazon to hand over data from one of its smart home devices as part of a murder investigation. In...
UK police to embrace IoT in age of ‘Digital Darwinism’
A report published today by UK technology association techUK and the Centre for Public Safety explores how police forces can address the challenges and...