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Raptor_Creator
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Information Security or "Why are cops so worried"?
Sep 25 2008, 4:36 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 25 2008, 4:36 PM EDT
First let me point out that I am the son of a cop and am aware that pig stands for Patience Integrity and Guts. I also remember when the neighbor’s house got a can of paint thrown on it because some burnout (dating myself with the term) my Dad popped mistook their house for ours. Finally I also remember getting my but kicked a few times by the Jr. scum squad members when they got nabbed for drinking in the woods or speeding or possession of some grass. So I may not be a member of the Thin Blue Line (I'm a firefighter through and through) but I am a product of it.

So now that I have tried to avoid any “he doesn’t know what he is talking about” styled comments let me ask the question. What is the big deal about having personal information in a secure database? Vuance’s RAPTOR solution is used by nearly five hundred agencies, many of them law enforcement. Over the years the single biggest source of pushback has been from the boys (and girls) in blue. “I do not want to put in my address, or phone number, or SSN# or anything thing else for that matter that identifies me”. Given $29.95 and some basic information I can buy your life history on line, all publicly available information. People give out their information to banks, insurance companies, even rental car agencies and supermarkets and no one really thinks twice about it. But when asked to put personal information in an encrypted secure database held in a facility approved by the FBI, DoD, and a slew of other alphabet agencies people push back. I am a father of five and like all of you protecting my family is my #1 priority so I do understand why there is a concern over information being available to the public, but we are talking about information only available to your own department and brother officers. So help me understand, what is the issue?
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1. RE: Information Security or "Why are cops so worried"?
Oct 13 2008, 3:24 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 13 2008, 3:24 PM EDT
Nobody even hesitates giving out personal information when buying a house or a car just so long as they get their house/car. But don't ask a cop to give his/her information to another cop. This goes back to the mentality of "it's bad enough to take crap from the public, but we know it's coming, but we shouldn't have to watch ourselves with guys on our own team. And it's those few that I don't want to have access to my personal invitation. Granted, it goes into a secure database, but the wrong person who just happens to be the data entry guy can take his/her own notes to use in spreading rumors or working it to their own advantage. Do you find this valuable?