Newscan: Portland passes the toughest ban on facial recognition in the U.S.

The overarching goal of the public-safety community is to ensure that 911 callers receive the most appropriate emergency response as quickly as possible. Lives often are on the line in an emergency, and every second matters. Achieving a balance between sending the optimal response to an emergency and having it arrive as fast as possible […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FBI received over 100,000 pieces of digital evidence after Capitol attack Social workers to be sent to non-violent 911 calls for service in St. Petersburg, Fla. Minnesota cities turning to drones to help law enforcement Police investigating legitimacy of 911 call that prompted huge response to Connecticut home […]

Satellite company Intelsat appears to be coming down to Earth. Or, at least a little lower. Specifically, Intelsat is asking for FCC permission to test LTE connections in Arizona from a “high-altitude platform system,” or HAPS. The company said the HAPS is an unmanned aircraft operated by Airbus, and that it will allow the company to offer […]

Connected Fleets and EVs could be at the biggest risk of future mass infrastructure cyber hacks that automakers will have to gear up to prevent. That’s the view of  Moshe Shlisel, CEO of cyber-security specialist GuardKnox who points out that these automotive sectors have become important parts of a nation state’s core infrastructure. The company, […]