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Sector Report for Tuesday, 18 October 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Also noted
Forensic meteorologists help solve crimes | Lawmakers propose changes to Electronic Privacy Act, limit law enforcement reach | Defense contractors pitching military tech to cops | French judge blocks cop-watching site | Oklahoma bomb squads show off skills in “robot rodeo”
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New Jersey approves two Tasers under stricter safety regulations
Following the increasingly controversial use of Tasers in which several individuals died after being stunned, New Jersey has approved of two new Taser models that comply with new safety standards
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Civil rights groups urge Supreme Court to rule against GPS tracking
In advance of the Supreme Court hearing on the use of GPS tracking by law enforcement agencies, several civil liberties groups are urging the court to rule in favor of privacy rights
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Are gadgets interfering with cops’ driving?
A recent study found that the amount of technology inside a police car may be distracting drivers and leading to accidents
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 4 October 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 20 September 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 6 September 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Detroit police to stop responding to unverified burglar alarms
As of Monday, 22 August, the Detroit police department will no longer respond to burglar alarms unless security companies can verify the need for an officer; the policy is aimed at reducing the number of false alarms and allowing officers more time to focus on critical duties; more than 98 percent of all burglar alarms are false alarms; critics of the new policy fear that it will exacerbate safety conditions in a city already plagued by crime and slow police response times
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 23 August 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 9 August 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 26 July 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 12 July 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 28 June 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 14 June 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
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The long view
Data Privacy After Dobbs: Is Period Tracking Safe?
Many people think all health care information is protected under the federal privacy law, known as HIPAA. But menstrual cycle tracking apps, along with other health care technologies, like texting platforms that patients can use with doctors, are not. There haven’t been any cases where a menstrual tracking app’s data has been subpoenaed yet, but that’s probably due to the slow speed of which cases proceed through the court system.