The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. The term is most commonly associated with police services of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility.
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Police believe this Alexa skill could prevent break-ins
For centuries, homeowners have relied on increasingly novel ways to deter would-be home invaders: From motion-sensing lights ...
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Environmental crime is a huge invisible problem — IoT will expose it
It’s a problem so big, that the police force of one of the world’s smallest countries is planning on reaching out to ...
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How a Finnish millionaire lost $35M worth of Bitcoin in a gambling scam
A Finnish Bitcoin millionaire has lost his cryptocurrency fortune after falling victim to an international investment scam. ...
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Thieves use $2.3M in counterfeit money to shake down cryptocurrency millionaire
South Korean businessman has exchanged $2.3M worth of cryptocurrency for cash - only to find the banknotes were cheap fakes ...
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This iOS 12 Shortcut automatically activates your iPhone camera during a police stop
Mobile phones are the great equalizer. Residing in each of our pocket's is a device that shifts the balance of power, if ...
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This is how Dutch police know you're buying drugs online
Suspicious cryptocurrency transactions can be detected through forensic analysis software and the police is using that ...
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Police can remotely drive your stolen Tesla into custody
We wanted to know if we can make them stop or drive them to certain locations,” Schönfeld tells me. “And the result ...
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$3M worth of cryptocurrency seized from Bulgarian criminals
Three individuals in Bulgaria have been arrested and charged after obtaining over $3 million (5 million lev) through illegal ...
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German artists brilliantly honeypot 'Nazis' into exposing themselves and their friends
Their site promised people cash to name participants of a violent anti-immigrant protest. But that wasn’t the real goal. ...
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It’s been 14 years since the first Dutch police drone — why are they still barely used?
Why Dutch police created two drones in the early 2000s, and what drone policing will be like in the future.
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Why using human ‘super recognizers’ to identify criminals can be bad
People often say that they never forget a face, but for some people, this claim might actually be true. So-called super recognizers ...
