Newscan: How spies can use your cellphone to find you—and eavesdrop on your calls and texts, too

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Not-yet-available push-to-talk LTE devices that are being evaluated in the FirstNet Authority laboratory should please public-safety users and are “getting very, very close” to the type of solutions first responders would want to replace land-mobile-radio (LMR) handsets, a FirstNet Authority board member said today. Neil Cox, chairman of the FirstNet Authority board’s Network and Technology […]

U.S. Department of Commerce veteran Lisa Casias was announced as the new Deputy CEO for the FirstNet Authority during yesterday’s open meeting of the organization’s board members. FirstNet Authority board Chairman Ed Horowitz introduced Casias as a “recent addition to our leadership team,” noting that she comes to the FirstNet Authority from the U.S. Department […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations No end in sight for FirstNet interoperability debate Tech aims to predict problems on power lines for disaster Recordings show stroke victim in Chicago called 911 but couldn’t get help without address In coded 911 call, Ohio woman requested the police by ordering a pizza Virginia boosts funding […]