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It’s no secret that we’re big fans of IFTTT. The SmartThings channel on IFTTT is packed with 180 valuable if-this-then-that recipes that let you seamlessly integrate your favorite products and online...

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of IFTTT. The SmartThings channel on IFTTT is packed with 180 valuable if-this-then-that recipes that let you seamlessly integrate your favorite products and online...

"The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, or IAFIS, is a national fingerprint and criminal history system that responds to requests 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help our local, state, and federal partners-and our own investigators-solve and prevent crime and catch criminals and terrorists."

Blog entry from Rob Cormack - MS Integrator at ISB Beijing.

Interesting marketing strategy to sell movie tickets via smart phones

Facebook has dozens of toggles for privacy settings on its service, and a privacy policy longer than the US Constitution. And while many users of the service know that they're sharing information with their friends and associates, they may be surprised to find out just exactly what they're sharing, and with what groups of people. New programs that offer to tie social media integration into outside web sites offer an ever-more social experience, but they also expose even more of your online activities to social media service providers and advertisers. Is it getting too hard to keep hold of our privacy online?

"Others turned to Facebook for their updates and to seek help, with the most popular page, Cyclone Yasi Update, garnering close to 90,000 members. Over 25 Facebook groups were created for the cyclone. Social media monitoring company SR7 compiled the figures and its director of strategy and engagement, Thomas Tudehope, said social media had now become an integral part of crisis management for governments."

"# 9/11 was the first time robots were deployed for disaster response # They've been used in most disasters since, including Katrina and Fukushima # Two PackBots sifted through rubble and checked for structural integrity after 9/11"

Another twist in the infamous shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes by UK police. Menezes was shot after police allegedly confused him with a known terror suspect. To demonstrate the similarities between Menezes and the actual suspect police presented a spliced image of the two. The integrity of that image however, being used in court, is now under question...

Detailed description of the use of technology in law enforcement. Mapping of crime locations etc. Department officials say a new commitment to technology is a key factor behind police statistics that show a 40.2% drop in reported violent crime in Milwaukee for the first quarter of 2010 when compared with the first quarter three years ago.