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RSS policePolice gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study Police in Staffordshire are trialling video technology to capture and store footage officers have gathered on the beat using cameras worn on the body. Inspector David Edge, who is coordinating the camera trial, told silicon.com: "Once the officer's... [12 Mar 2008]
Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord
News Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to establish a presence on Facebook. Greater Manchester Police established an application called GMP Updates on Facebook, providing users with crime news, appeals and missing... [22 Apr 2008]
The Bloor Perspective: Police IT, Apple offerings and demand for IT skills
Comment Following hot on the heels of several municipalities in Finland, we have news that the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) has awarded Netproject a contract to examine the issues of deploying Linux on up to 60,000 desktop computers... [27 Jan 2002]
Police crack down on dodgy data
Case Study Humberside Police is cleaning up its crime-fighting information and making it easier to share data with other forces. Graham Dawson, head of information services at Humberside Police said the new data system enabled the force to quickly establish... [09 Nov 2006]
Police are 'blind and hamstrung' without industry help
News Keith Akerman, head of the Internet Crime Forum, a subdivision of the National Crime Squad, said the police do not always have the resources to keep up to date with the latest technical innovations, and need a helping hand from the industry. [26 Mar 2001]
Police: There's no piggybacking crackdown
News The arrest of a man for piggybacking on someone else's wi-fi-enabled broadband connection is not part of a wider crackdown, police said. A 39-year-old man was arrested earlier this week by two police community support officers (PCSOs) from Hounslow... [24 Aug 2007]
Police complaints body plots £50m tech review
News The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is about to begin a multimillion pound review of its IT strategy. Gediking told silicon.com its security standards are unusually high, so that it can be authorised to handle police and security... [28 Aug 2007]
Police get 'smart' warrant cards
Case Study Hampshire Police has rolled out 6,500 smartcards to officers and staff for access to its offices and IT systems. Steve Gover, IT service project manager at Hampshire Police, said there are national and local drivers behind the move to smartcards. [10 Jun 2005]
Police get extra back-up by linking systems
Case Study Two police forces have linked their systems to allow them to share intelligence and provide disaster recovery back-up. But until then police IT departments will continue to work independently of each other. [23 Aug 2005]
Police computers brought down by 'good worm'
News Sussex Police has been hit by a worm that has knocked out its office computers and forced workers to switch to back-up systems. A spokeswoman for Sussex Police told silicon.com's sister site ZDNet UK that computers used for administrative and... [28 Aug 2003]
ID Cards on Trial: Police chief questions biometrics
News Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has questioned whether biometric technology is reliable enough to be used in ID cards, saying it has to be "foolproof". The best defences against terrorism are good intelligence and a visible police... [16 Jun 2005]
Police backs calls for e-crime unit
News Leading police officers, global cyber security chiefs and FTSE 100 companies are backing a new campaign by silicon.com for the creation of a dedicated UK national cyber crime police unit. Some of the biggest names in law enforcement, business and... [12 Mar 2008]
Police Department Moves to Secure Wireless Communications
White Paper The Syracuse Police Department is a metropolitan police department composed of 486 sworn officers and 88 civilian employees. The S.P.D.s evolving communication needs required secure communication between ruggedized Wi-Fi enabled PCs mounted in... [17 Jan 2006]
Police e-crime funding set for green light?
News Start-up funding could be secured for a national police e-crime unit this month, the Metropolitan Police officer behind the plans has told silicon.com. Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie, who has just stepped down as head of the Metropolitan... [12 Mar 2008]
Police to use Bluetooth to access intelligence records
News The lack of data-friendly handsets for the police's £2.9bn Tetra digital radio system means officers will need to use Bluetooth to connect portable devices such as PDAs and tablet PCs to their network. [25 May 2004]
