Smokey ahead, and he's packing a laser
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Police who use radar equipment to detect speeding automobiles are being thwarted by motorists who have radar detectors, and technological innovations adopted by police departments are often countered by new electronic detectors. One of the newest devices used by police is a laser-based system that uses light pulses instead of radar so conventional detectors do not work against it. But 98 percent of police departments in the US still use still use radar units that beam their signals on the X band or the K band, says Al Silverberg of radar-detector manufacturer Uniden America Corp, and detectors do intercept those frequencies. In 1990, Applied Concepts brought a unit called the Stalker to market. The Stalker gives the police a choice of many frequencies. Vendors of radar-detection equipment have introduced devices that detect the Stalker.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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Speak your phone-card number softly
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Thieves situated in most major cities are stealing telephone calling card numbers from users and then illegally using or selling these numbers. When naive users reveal their phone card numbers to thieves, the numbers are scribbled down or recorded and used shortly thereafter. Analysts estimate losses at up to $1 billion a year. The New York State Legislature passed a law that makes it a criminal offense to steal telephone card numbers or sell or use stolen ones. Consumers are usually allowed to indicate if they see an unidentifiable number on their bill. The phone companies then absorb the loss. Some telephone companies are now monitoring phone usage and can tell when a stolen card is being used.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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As Their Use Soars, Heart Implants Raise Questions
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The recent disclosure that implantable defibrillators manufactured by the Guidant Corp. had a defect has made physicians question whether enough discretion is exercised before they are given to cardiac patients.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
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