Officials Back Off on Removing Temporary White House Fence
Steel fencing around Lafayette Square installed by the National Park Service amid anti-racism protests is expected to be mostly removed by Wednesday.
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Unauthorized Photo
A federal court in Pennsylvania dismissed claims against Facebook, Imgur and Reddit brought by a local news anchor who claims the platforms unlawfully published an image of her captured by a security camera in a New York City convenience store. The image was being used for erectile dysfunction and dating websites.
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Audit Finds Most American Public Schools Need Major Repairs
The majority of public school districts in the U.S. are focusing their budgets on security to prevent shootings instead of widely needed building repairs, a federal watchdog found in a new report.
Read moreADT Sued After Technician Gained Access to More Than 200 Customers’ Cameras
Plaintiffs in a pair of class action lawsuits claim a Dallas employee of security giant ADT gained unauthorized remote access to hundreds of private security cameras, allowing him to view customers in their homes.
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As Fewer People Fly, Rate of Guns Found in Bags by TSA Jumps
With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in carry-on baggage.
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Colorado Justices Hear Debate on Liability in Planned Parenthood Clinic Shooting
Should a Colorado health clinic have beefed up security in anticipation of an attack at a facility that provides abortions? Seven Colorado Supreme Court justices will decide whether a jury should hear the case.
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Germany Boosts Police Presence After Racist Killings
Germany’s top security official said Friday that authorities will step up the police presence throughout the country and keep a closer watch on mosques and other sites after the racially motivated shootings that left 11 people dead.
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Anger and Frustration as New Yorkers Face Global Entry Bar
A jazz musician planning an international tour across Europe, saxophonist Chris Ward saw several likely drawbacks when he received an email on Tuesday night officially denying his application to the Global Entry program.
Read moreTelecoms
A federal court in Texas ruled in favor of the U.S. government on Chinese telecommunications company Huawei’s constitutional challenge to a law that excludes its and another Chinese company’s products and services from “sensitive United States systems, including government systems and government contractors,” because of security concerns.
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Apple on Hook for Millions for Off-Clock Employee Searches
Employees at Apple retail stores should be paid for time spent having their personal bags checked by security when they want to leave the store, the California Supreme Court said Thursday.
Read moreOverkill
A mother who took her five young children to Six Flags Entertainment park in Vallejo, California, sued the company in Solano County Court, claiming that after being falsely accused of not paying for toppings on her children’s ice cream cones, security guards knocked her down and broke her wrist and punched her daughter in the face.
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Woman Who Breached Mar-a-Lago Security Was Off Meds, Lawyer Says
The Connecticut woman who drove through security checkpoints outside President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club Friday, prompting Secret Service to open fire on her, has a history of mental illness and was off her medication at the time of the incident, her attorney claimed.
Read moreColor Blindness
A campus safety officer may pursue his disability discrimination claims against Pennsylvania State University relating to the revocation of his conditional employment after a physical exam determined that he was mildly color blind, a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled. There is no law requiring campus police officers to have normal color perception.
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High-Speed Chase Leads to Security Breach at Mar-a-Lago
After drawing law enforcement scrutiny for dancing on her vehicle at an upscale hotel Friday morning, a woman took police on a high-speed chase towards President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, driving through security barriers until officers opened fire.
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Florida Court Weighs Security Firm’s Liability in Nightclub Massacre
Victims of the Pulse gay nightclub massacre that claimed 49 lives took to a Florida appellate court Tuesday in hopes of holding security giant G4S liable for giving firearms training to the killer in the years leading up to the attack.
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NSA Finds Major Security Flaw in Windows 10
The National Security Agency has found a major security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.
Read moreGolf Gonifs
CBS Sports sued Contemporary Services Corp. in federal court, claiming the security firm allowed someone to steal 64 cameras and other equipment from a trailer during the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black golf course.
Read moreCyber Spying
Ring LLC and its corporate parent Amazon.com sell defective home security video/microphone systems that are subject to hacking, and malicious hackers have used it to “invade the privacy of customers’ homes and terrorize unsuspecting occupants, many of whom are children,” a class action claims in federal court.
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Pentagon Orders Review of International Student Vetting
The Pentagon on Tuesday ordered a broad review of vetting procedures for international students who get training on U.S. military installations and demanded the process be strengthened, in reaction to last week’s deadly shooting at a Pensacola Navy base by a Saudi aviation student.
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Huawei Fights United States Funding Ban in Court
Chinese tech giant Huawei has asked a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to buy its equipment, on security grounds.
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