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Japan to test walk-through explosive sniffers during APEC

Japan will test new "walk-through" bomb detectors that can pick up minute traces of explosives when the country hosts an Asia-Pacific summit next month, government officials said Wednesday.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

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UK police force publishes all incidents to Twitter

(AP) -- From stolen cars to suspicious smells, one of Britain's biggest police forces is posting every incident it deals with over 24 hours to micro-blogging site Twitter.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Two major issues challenge UK justice system, study shows

Cardiff University policing experts are calling for a major re-think of the way police respond to anti-social behavior in communities across England and Wales.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 24, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

49 servers shut in Euro police raid on online piracy network

Police shut down 49 servers and detained 10 people in a Europe-wide raid in 13 countries against an online film pirating network, the Belgian prosecutor's office said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Google data gathering was not a crime: NZealand

New Zealand police said Thursday that Google did not commit a criminal offence when it collected data from wireless networks for its "Street View" mapping service.

Technology / Business

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UK youth justice system treats ethnic groups differently

Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Commission for Racial Equality and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the research shows that black and mixed-race youths are over-represented in the youth ...

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created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Providing body armor to all US police officers is worth the cost, study finds

Providing body armor to all law enforcement officers in the United States would provide enough benefit to justify the cost, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New technology for multi-tasking motorcycle officers

A motorcycle police officer on an urgent call faces huge information processing and decision-making demands. A new European research project aims to prevent potentially dangerous information overload.

Technology / Engineering

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WikiLeaks founder questioned by Swedish police

(AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been questioned by Swedish police about an allegation that he mistreated a woman, his lawyer said Tuesday.

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Australian police, Facebook crack child porn ring

(AP) -- An international child pornography ring that operated on Facebook has been brought down with the social networking site's support, Australian police said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Computer Scientists Help Police Apprehend Internet Child Pornographers

Thanks to powerful new software developed by University of Massachusetts Amherst computer scientists Brian Levine and Marc Liberatore, state law enforcement officers across the country including the Massachusetts State Police ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Slovene police, FBI hail ties in cyber crime probe

(AP) -- An FBI official said Friday a two-year-long multinational investigation led them to nab a 23-year-old Slovenian, who allegedly created a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cyber mastermind arrested, questioned in Slovenia

(AP) -- A cyber mastermind from Slovenia who is suspected of creating a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide and orchestrating other huge cyberscams has been arrested and questioned, police ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 28, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

S.Korea kids to carry GPS beepers against sex crime

South Korea, shaken by several brutal sex crimes against minors, will supply children with GPS-embedded beepers to warn police of dangers and activate surveillance cameras, officials said Wednesday.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

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Facebook helps Philippine cops nab murder suspect

(AP) -- Philippine police tracked down a suspect in a series of grisly robberies and killings with the help of his Facebook account, officials said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

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