- Most of the calls the investigative support unit gets are to assist in criminal investiga- tions. just less than 10 per cent are mental health or well-being checks and about 20 per cent are administrative or monitoring. This monitoring work includes covert online engagement and tracking what people in Halton Region are saying about an issue â€" such asaterroristattackoverseesoralocal incident involving police. Mans said they‘re also watching online discus- sion about events or demonstrationsâ€" such as at the court appear- ances of Toronto animal rights activist Anita Krainc. who was charged with ob- structing police for giving - watertopigsinatrudtthat overtumedinanaccident - near a Burlington slaugh- .. terhouse. 7‘ ' Last month. the l-lalton Crown attorney's office stayed the charges, but the case drew protests. When asked about wheth- er some people might be uncomfortable with this type of police moni- Support also needed in Virtual WOIId package? Know your options. already doing. “Anyone with some basic knowledge can cap- ture it .. we're just capitalizing on open source.‘ he said. later adding that it's all about access- ing information‘to better servethe community. Mans wouldn't comment on speciï¬c technol- ogyusedortechniquesbutdidconfrrm Hal- ton doesn't use controversial cellphone sur- veillance technology. sometimes known by the brand name Stingray. that the RCMP has admitted to using. Healsonotedthatanythingthatgoesbeyond what's publicly available requires a warrant I , MEDICAL feat SOLUTIONS Flat Feet are not Normal @Doyouhovepainhrlarohes? ampustrllerfromsfllioohingkneos? GDoyouhavechronicingrowntoenals? bumayhavoflafreetheoonhelpl Cd ................................................ Call For an Appointment - Milton mean-7334 over 'IWDOO HAPPY FEET TREATED! Shed anl Milton - Wm Wï¬-i‘flu I1M“ï¬â€˜,&ï¬Â¥ tows-,ï¬wihagw W -+«-;.-'u»:-‘:fl3. .I'L;K.x'..§,. â€-1.331: .w' M. .' . is a ‘3. e a e Canadian cybersecurlty expert Ritesh Ko- . tair thereissomuchinforma , ,' MIME". M6". “New M5251“ don't have time to 90?: ERIE; : Financial Adviser ' Financial Adviser expeditions and can only respond to speciï¬c ‘4 330 a s m 310 mm 5.“ requests. 2. Suite 217 Suite 103 “Thereisa huge benefitto havingdedicated '. Milton.0Nl.9T7X1 Mlllon.0Nl.9T1P4 resources." he said. later adding Halton police i": 905854-9969 905-864-6959 is doing the right thing. . Kotak sits on a newly formed E-Crimes corn- ;; mittee through the Canadian Association of . Chiefs of Police. working to advise police ser- vicesoncybersecurity trendsThe group also :4 . shares information and “ Edwardlones' MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING .r. ,«I Member - Canadian Investor Protection Fund and digital elements in- ,i grained in all crime." he said. Kotak pointed to straight- forward examples of crim- inals posting on social media or using informa- tion found online to tar- get victims. Then he went a step fur- ther, raising questions about virtual crimes. How would police react if someone could hack into a pacemaker and shut it off? What about if someone accuses a neighbour of hacking into their Wi-Fi. leading to an inflated Internet bill? What about if someone reported their virtual sword from online gaming was stolen? This happenedintheUnitedStatesandthemoper- ty, though virtual. can bewortha iotof money. Kotalrsaid policeshouldbereadytoanswer those questions. 'Weneedtobeaselfectiveatprovidingsup- portinthevirtualworldasthephysicalworld he said.‘ he said. 'Halton is a progressive. inward-locum police service. I have no doubt thefll be mooessfui." '. “ ‘n {31'}- WOO'UOIIWWISUI'MM I uorawvrra NVIOVNVO NONIIW I [JOZ '63 aunr KBIISJfllu I it {Ix 1 MAIN STREET EAST MllTON 0 2897878 5805 - “‘.‘I‘.I’I1{II‘L"\iLJ(iILI»;1LINN.“ A!“ . . try, It lvc‘ In \{KIrm-I ‘ \I‘.‘ I Ir "J\ \I‘. _ _"\:\II\ , We want to hear from you. Our Information Centre is open. We're hoping to hear from you if we haven’t already. DOD. It!†mun-ammo www.mzm MILTON imam-Izblpm LOGISTICS m-‘Olfllthm HUB Wet www.enmlton.oa- W - 1.810.216.9466