4 chapters across the catalog
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reports a 300% increase in ransomware losses over the past year. In addition to the pipeline attack, the Washington DC Police Department suffered a breach where personnel files were stolen and leaked by hackers.
Austin Homelessness Town Hall, Behavioral Health Terminology
A two-hour town hall meeting in Austin, Texas, addressed the city's homelessness crisis and the lifting of camping ordinances. Officials introduced the term "behavioral health" to describe the intersection of lifestyle habits and mental well-being. Tensions rose between city advocates, who referred to the homeless as "neighbors experiencing homelessness" or "camping," and residents concerned about public safety and sanitation.
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton discusses the evolution of "predictive policing" using big data and algorithms. Bratton claims the police can now identify potential criminals and crime locations before an offense occurs, comparing the technology to the film "Minority Report." The hosts express concern over the use of arrest records and residency data to pre-emptively target individuals.
Police departments in Santa Cruz and Los Angeles are using "PredPol" technology to predict where crimes will occur before they happen. This "predictive policing" relies on big data and historical crime mapping to deploy resources. The hosts dismiss this as another way to squander taxpayer money on tech-driven solutions that fail to address the root causes of crime.
