Newscan: San Francisco’s light-rail system was held hostage by hackers

Telecommunications giant Verizon announced that it is working to create a broad industry coalition that would address the longstanding public-safety communications issue of “true interoperability” between first-responder entities, according to a Verizon executive. Andres Irlando—a Verizon senior vice president and president of the carrier’s Public Sector and Verizon Connect unit—said the company “has been working […]

Police personnel in Burbank, Calif., are using Axon video solutions and Cradlepoint broadband connectivity to provide reliable, secure access to footage depicting the situations that officers encounter, according to officials for both vendors. Vehicles used by the City of Burbank’s police department are equipped with Axon’s Fleet 2 in-car video system, Axon Body 3 body […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Biden appoints Jessica Rosenworcel as acting FCC chair FCC C-band auction’s first phase tops charts with $80.9 billion Judge refuses to reinstate Partler’s Amazon account FBI director says more than 200 suspects identified in U.S. Capitol riots Malwarebytes said it was hacked by the same group that breached […]

t’s not what mobile network operators, suppliers and go-ahead governments want to hear. An essay by Professor John William Frank, published by the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, calls for a moratorium on further 5G rollout. Why? He wants further investigation into the next-gen tech’s “potentially harmful biological effects from radio frequency electromagnetic field […]