In a surprising example of customer generosity, owners of the original Dropcam and Dropcam Echo, the earlier models of the easy-to-use Wi-Fi security cameras, will receive brand new models for absolutely no charge after the company announced that the older models will stop working.

Tyco Retail Solutions has announced the availability of advanced in-store analytics to deliver added value to its global retail customer base of more than 185,000 stores. Tyco has integrated its Traffic Intelligence solution with RetailNext, an innovator in Big Data solutions enabling retailers to monitor, analyze, and quickly act upon shopper behavior within the store environment. This powerful combination, which leverages Tyco’s broad multi-sensor portfolio of Traffic devices and RetailNext’s advanced in-store analytics platform, enables retailers to capture and interpret key metrics to optimize their store operations and drive sales.

A bill introduced in the Minnesota House on Thursday would keep any videos recorded by police body cameras private, alarming those who say it would hinder efforts to hold police accountable. Sponsors say the cameras are likely to record embarrassing personal information about people dealing with police at extremely traumatic points in their lives. But others say if the videos are kept secret it defeats the purpose of the cameras, which is to record how officers interact with the public.

Synology Inc. today announced the official release of Surveillance Station 7.0, the latest version of its robust video management system. Surveillance Station 7.0 features a refreshed visual design, easy task automation, integration for network door controllers and other connected devices, expanded support for specialized cameras, and ONVIF 2.4 compliance.

The AC2000 access control and security management system was delivered by CEM approved reseller Samaxon CEM Systems, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, recently announced that they have secured the new Silesian Museum in Katowice, Southern Poland. The AC2000 access control and security management system was delivered by CEM Approved Reseller Samaxon and installed by IB Systems & Budimex.

MorphoTrak announced that after only a year in operation, the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center in Honolulu is expanding access to its MorphoFace Investigate mugshot system to all counties in the state. The MorphoFace Investigate system provides fast and accurate facial searches, crosschecked against a database of more than 450,000 photos and videos of known identities.

Digital Watchdog, the industry leader in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, is proud to announce that our new multi-sensor 180-degree panoramic MEGApix® Pano™ cameras are now available. The cameras provide versatile solutions for multi-megapixel wide area surveillance with enough resolution to zoom in to reveal details in the image.

Due to the incredible success of its 2014 School Security In-Kind Grant program, Video Insight, a leading developer of enterprise IP video surveillance software, has increased the program fourfold for 2015 and will donate $1 million in grants to underfunded school systems across the United States.

A mining company employee who refused to submit to biometric hand scanning because he feared the scanner would imprint him with the “Mark of the Beast,” was awarded $150,000 in damages by a federal jury last week.

Experts say India is mounting the most elaborate security operation in its history US President Barack Obama will be greeted with unprecedented security measures when he lands in Delhi for a three-day visit on Sunday. Thousands of security personnel have been deployed, many roads are blocked to the public, roadblocks have been set up and piles of sandbags have come up at several street corners. Security experts say this is undoubtedly the most elaborate security arrangement India has ever made.

SightLogix has published a whitepaper which clarifies the new mandatory physical security requirements in the NERC CIP-014 reliability standard, developed by the North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC) for protecting the nation?s electric grid. The whitepaper details how smart thermal security solutions can help owners/operators meet the requirements of NERC while also addressing copper theft and vandalism challenges.

Chief Rick Hanson has been a long-time proponent of body cameras for police officers. Calgary police will all be outfitted with them soon. As a wise old cop once said, there are three sides to every story: your side, the other person’s side, and the truth.

USAA, a financial services company that caters to members of the U.S. military, is offering facial and voice recognition on a mobile app for authentication and fraud prevention. USAA is home to 10.6 million active and former military members and their families. USAA members residing in the states will soon be able to log into their accounts through mobile devices using biometric recognition. This will make USAA the first U.S. financial institution to offer facial and voice recognition on a mobile app as added protection against fraud and identity theft.