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2015

13 August 2015Apps & platforms

AirDrop

Police have been investigating a “new” crime of cyber-flashing after a commuter received an indecent image on her phone as she travelled to work. The victim received two pictures of an unknown man’s penis on her phone via Apple’s Airdrop sharing function. Lorraine Crighton-Smith, 34, said she…

23 July 2015Apps & platforms

App: Facewatch

Fancy yourself as a bit of a detective? Now you can directly help police solve crime with the use of a new tablet and mobile app. The innovative “Facewatch ID” application for tablet computers and Apple or Android smartphones will crack down on criminals by allowing people to view photos of the…

2014

5 October 2014Apps & platforms

App: 999Eye

Emergency Smartphone live Stream project 999eye is being developed by West Midlands Fire Service. 999Eye has a number of UK services signed up to join us in a UK pilot currently aiming at Jan 2015. They have demonstrated the first release of the software (recently on the CCRSummit 2014 in The…

27 September 2014Meme

#Twerking the police

Police officer gets a twerking on at Notting Hill Carnival http://t.co/k81MQL3t2n pic.twitter.com/RtJoMG4oET – HuffPostUK Pictures (@HuffPostUKPics) August 25, 2014 This picture from #NottingHillCarnival is just begging to be a caption comp! via @cocobuttergirl1 pic.twitter.com/farhEaozBA – TCS…

2 September 2014Apps & platforms

App: Kash Dash

Niamh Pusey, aged 15 jaar, is enthousiastic about the game A new mobile game that helps young people stay safe online has been given the “thumbs-up” by youngsters in Burton. The “Kash Dash” app, which has been designed by the Office of Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, features…