Jul 29 2011

Crime-Fighting Face Recognition Tech Stirs Controversy

Tag: Biometrics,Crime,Eye,Law Enforcement,Light,Officer,Plymouth,Police,Privacy,Surveillance — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:42 pm
A handheld device used to recognize possible criminals could also infringe on people's privacy.

Jun 20 2011

Pilot Saves Rescuers on Niagara Falls

Tag: Boat,Helicopter,Helicopter Pilot,Men,North America,Officer,Parks,Police,Rivers,Waterfalls — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:26 pm
Two police officers had to be air-lifted to safety after a rescue brought them dangerously close to the edge of the falls.

Aug 23 2010

Beyond the Black Box

Tag: Air Travel,Aircraft,Artifacts,Atlantic Ocean,Aviation,Batteries,Birds,Child,Colleges,Communication,Computers,Design,Devices,Disasters and Accidents,Electronics,Engaged,Engineering,Engines,Events,Experts,Eye,Fall,Father,Fear,Glass,Government,Health Insurance,History,Internet,Inventions,Investigation,Lawsuits,Logging,Mining,Movies,Murder,Navy,Oceania and Australia,Office,Officer,Polar Regions,Privacy,Radio,Safety,Satellites,Science,Seas,Sensors,Storage,Streams,Submarine,Suicide,Technology,The Future,Touch,Transportation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:00 am
Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground.

Aug 16 2010

Software Predicts Criminal Behavior

Tag: Crime,Murder,Murderers,Officer,Parole,Probation,Robbery,The Future — Eric Bland @ 12:13 pm
The new software is helping police officials identify which people on parole are most likely to murder.