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Practical guides, plain-language briefs on the rules that govern guard work, and notes on how the platform is built. Written for the people who schedule, supervise and bill, not for analysts.
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Checkpoint verification: NFC, QR or GPS?
Where each checkpoint method is reliable, where it fails, and how to mix all three on one tour so a patrol record holds up with a client or in a dispute.
Introducing Jessica, an AI assistant that runs in your browser
Jessica answers questions about Automaata 24/7 on every page. In full-AI mode an open-source model runs entirely on your device, nothing you type leaves it, and she always says she is an AI.
The four automation levels, explained
"Automate everything" has a legal and a moral ceiling in security work. How Automaata draws the line between what runs itself and what waits for a person, and why the line is fixed by consequences.
Duty-free rest breaks in California: what Augustus v. ABM means for a guard schedule
The 2016 California Supreme Court ruling that cost one security company a $90 million judgment, the rule it set, and how to schedule and document rest breaks so your operation can show compliance.
Automated scheduling and California's ADMT rules: a plain-language brief
When software proposes who works, California's rules on automated decision-making technology require notice, a human review path and records, with employer compliance from January 1, 2027. What that means for a guard operation.
The California guard card training clock: 8, 16, 32 and 8
The BSIS deadlines every California guard must meet, in order, and what a credential-tracking system has to enforce so a lapsed card never ends up on a post.
Why guard tour apps fail offline, and how Automaata handles it
Basements, parking garages and piers have no signal. The sync design that keeps every scan, in order, without double-counting, and why most field apps get it wrong.
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