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Newscan: They called 911. Then NYPD workers sold the data, officials say

Newscan: They called 911. Then NYPD workers sold the data, officials say

  • Written by Donny Jackson
  • 8th November 2019

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They called 911. Then NYPD workers sold the data, officials say

PG&E blackouts in California: FCC, state official, politicians demand probe of cell-phone outages

Why cell phone failed in PG&E outages, and how to prevent a repeat

How wearable technology could assist emergency services

T-Mobile makes opening arguments for merger to the court of public opinion

Senators press NSA official over shuttered phone-surveillance program

With a laser, researchers say they can hack Alexa, Google Home or Siri

CVS and UPS make first prescription-medicine delivery via drone

5G brings up questions of cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Qualcomm’s 5G phone forecast all but guarantees ‘iPhone 5G’ in 2020

Inside TikTok: A culture clash where U.S. views about censorship often were overridden by Chinese bosses

Fitbit is doomed: Here’s why everything Google buys turn to garbage

Public Safety Advocate: Public-safety grade, batteries and generators

 

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Sen. Wyden presses FCC to secure 5G networks

FCC changes date of November open meeting to Nov. 22

AA Radio Services and Zetron to provide integrated radio communications to Australian stations in Antarctica

Vislink Technologies receives $3 million in new orders in live production, military-government and satellite-communications markets

Amazon Web Services blog: Modernizing 911 to meet the evolving communications needs of constituents

 

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