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The French government launched a smartphone to alert Euro 2016 fans of a terrorist attack and how to stay safe.

A recent SSI QuickPoll™ study of 1,002 U.S. adults found cost and safety were the top two considerations when planning a vacation outside the country.

Anyone involved in a car crash in New York may soon have to submit a cellphone to police at the scene to determine if the driver was texting before the accident. 

A New Jersey Assemblywoman wants to ban texting while walking. 

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is proposing emergency drills at event spaces.

A new survey suggests that campuses nationwide might be unprepared to deal with an active shooter.

California Assemblyman Mike Gatto and Sen. Ted Gaines announced a bill that would allow first responders to jam, hack or otherwise take down drones "in the course of firefighting, air ambulance, or search-and-rescue operations."
 

People convicted of calling authorities with false reports to get SWAT teams called to the scene could get up to 10 years in prison. 

According to a new report from the AFL-CIO, in 2013, 4,585 workers were killed on the job in the United States. 

Using cameras can provide a viable alternative, when combined with analytics, to bypass other infrastructure-heavy tools, such as adding fiberoptic cable to perimeter fencing to detect intruders or trenching for driveway sensors or barricades, giving Taminco and the security system an overall smaller footprint.