The old institutions of the Big Apple are being updated. Afterle New York Times, these are therefore thepolice officersof the first American metropolis which are going 3.0 with a new service supposed to help them go completely digital. It is an iOS app that they must install on their iPhone (more than 37,000 are in circulation in the department, equipping the majority of employees) to write their reports.
The change will be launched onFebruary 17next and replaces the old notebooks used for decades in cases such as murders, attacks, burglaries or disappearances. You have surely already seen them on the small screen in front of one of the many successful series highlighting their daily lives.
Advantages in the era of time
Obviously, the first dimension of this novelty concerns thewaste of paper. Even if telephones and the internet remain polluting technologiesas Europe underlines by attacking Lighting cables, forests are the lungs of our planet and it is important to preserve the earth's biomass so that it renews the air we breathe.
Furthermore, the texts written by the agents will of course be sent to thecloudand thus permanently accessible from anywhere and by their entire team. Even ifrisksconcerning data confidentiality exist, it is a significant asset and which avoids finding yourself lacking information if someone has forgotten their supplies at home...
Moreover, we do not know which actor will be responsible for storing the NYPD data in question, which may be sensitive, but we will surely have to wait for the official release of the app to find out more.
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By : Keleops AG