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First Ever UK Prosecution For Dangerous Driving A Drone: Man Fined
Robert Knowles, 46, was found to have flown his homemade aircraft into restricted airspace over a nuclear submarine facility. Both offenses breached the UK’s Air Navigation Order. He also flew his drone, which was equipped with a video camera, too close to a vehicle bridge in an illegal maneuvers. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) […]
HID Global Settles Patent Lawsuits
“We are pleased that the lawsuits filed by HID Global and ASSA ABLOY were amicably settled and, furthermore, that AWID and Secura Key have agreed to license our multi-technology IP applicable to their product lines,” said Dr. Tam Hulusi, Senior Vice President of Strategic Innovation and Intellectual Property with HID Global. HID Global, trusted leader […]
Samsung Electronics Issued Patent For Image Sensor
A patent by the inventor Ryu, Han-Sung with patent number 8675118 is assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: "At least one example embodiment relates to an image sensor. "An image sensor converts an optical image into an electrical […]
Patent Issued For Abandoned Object Recognition Using Pedestrian Detection
A patent by the inventors Brown, Feris, Kjeldsen, and Scherbaum was assigned patent number 8675917 to International Business Machines Corporation. "There is a growing demand for automated video surveillance (AVS) systems for public safety and security enhancement. While traditional video surveillance methods require constant human attention, automated visual analysis performs real-time monitoring of people, vehicles […]
Judge Weighing N.C. Prisoner Hand-Held Video Camera Requirement
North Carolina state attorneys asked a federal judge Friday not to require Central Prison staffers to use a hand-held video camera to record how some prisoners subdued by guards are returned to their cells, saying it could be expensive and too burdensome. The recommendation to use the cameras was among five suggested in January by […]
Hikvision, ObjectVideo Sign Patent Licensing Agreement
Video surveillance products and solutions provider Hikvision, Hangzhou, China, has signed a global patent license agreement with video analytics provider ObjectVideo, based in Reston, Va. “Hikvision has a rich intelligent video analytics product line. This line plays an important role in both data mining and data services,” said Yangzhong Hu, Hikvision’s president. "With this agreement […]
Oncam Grandeye And Sentry 360 Settle Patent Litigation
After litigating and negotiating the patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims alleged by Oncam Grandeye against Sentry 360, the parties have settled their differences and recognize the following separation of their respective technologies. Sentry 360 recognizes and admits: the validity of Oncam Grandeye patents that cover (i) the use of a texture mapping feature […]
ISONAS Expands Patent Protection Within Pure IP Access Control
In August 2010 ISONAS was issued a patent pivotal to the fast growing and emerging market of IP access control. Patent 7,775,429 covers aspects relating to one or more of the following features: 1. The ability for a reader/controller to make decisions “locally” at the edge, while still having the ability to program permissions for all access points “centrally”. This allows the completely panel-less access control system to continue working when the network is down, and it allows a large number of readers to have their permissions determined by rules set up centrally, often by Microsoft Active Directory. 2. Powering the reader, electric strike and other devices at the door via Power over Ethernet. PoE dramatically reduced cost and complexity of installation because no additional electricity is required at the access point. 3. Managing system configuration via a web interface. Decentralizing credential management, and creating lock-down scripts accessible to more than just a system administrator requires access via the internet. We are proud to announce that ISONAS was issued patent #8,662,386 in early March 2014 that significantly expands the reach of our patented Pure IP solution. ISONAS is the leader and innovator in Pure IP access control. Visit our website at www.ISONAS.com to learn more about how your organization can be part of the proven revolution. ISONAS. We’re revolutionizing access control with one simple solution. Come see us at ISC West . We will be exhibiting and presenting with Milestone in booth 20060 and IP Video in […]
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Biometrics May Be Banned In Florida Schools, But Flourish Elsewhere
Breaking Tampa Bay, Florida and national news and weather from Tampa Bay Online and The Tampa Tribune | TBO.com Politics Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport is one of 10 schools in the nation using biometric scanning technology. LUKE JOHNSON/STAFF BY JAMES L. ROSICA Tribune/Scripps Capital Bureau Published: March 9, 2014 TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers are moving speedily to ban its use on schoolchildren, but the use of biometric identification isn’t going away. Biometrics uses physical characteristics that can be measured — fingerprints, irises, voices — to identify a person. At its most basic, even a photo ID badge is a biometric identifier. The example now causing a ruckus is in Pinellas County. Schools there use palm scanners to authorize withdrawals from pre-paid accounts, moving lunch lines faster and giving students more time to eat. That ruckus, however, so far has been stirred by legislators, not parents. State Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, says she caught wind of the practice and grew alarmed. She also knew about Polk County schools scanning children’s eyes to track comings and goings on school buses. “What are we doing in government in terms of taking biometric information?” she said, mentioning her concern that the information could be breached and used for identity theft. “I think a ban is definitely the way to go,” she said, “I want to protect school kids.” Beyond the security fears and Big Brother-type anxiety, advocates say biometric authentication simply exists to answer the question: Are you who you […]
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Camera Facial Recognition Program Put On Hold For Osaka Train Station
2014-03-07 23:33:08 National Mar. 08, 2014 – 06:40AM JST ( ) OSAKA — A plan by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NIICT) to implement high-tech camera software inside the Osaka train station building sometime next month has been delayed due to opposition from a local civic group Follow-up report to me Any reported complete Just news photo Just video . NHK reported Friday that the group opposes the use of software capable of tracking individuals’ movements, and facial recognition photography because it is an invasion of individual privacy. According to the plan, 90 cameras were scheduled to be installed in Osaka Station City with the object of tracking pedestrian traffic and congestion inside the station, and even assisting in evacuation efforts during times of disaster over a two-year period. The NIICT said it had informed the public that the cameras’ photographic capabilities will only be used to capture overall pedestrian traffic, never any one person’s facial features, in particular. Any information outside of those parameters would not be stored or used in any way. Despite this assurance, however, many university professors and other members of the civic group said that filming passersby in crowded public areas without their permission is something they could not support. The group submitted petitions to both JR West and the NIICT. The NIICT said it has taken the widespread opposition and criticism into consideration and a committee of specialists is being formed to conduct an investigation into how the camera software […]
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Troy NY Proposal Says Cops Can’t Stop People Videotaping Them
Troy City police officers would face a fine and jail time if they to stop people from legally photographing or filming them under an ordinance created by the City Council’s Public Safety Committee . Councilman Robert Doherty , the committee chairman, said the law would be drafted and presented in the months ahead. The proposed ordinance arises from two police brutality lawsuits filed against the city in U.S. District Court by James Fahey and Brian Houle . "No longer will we have citizens brutally attacked for photographing or witnessing police activity, such as happened with Mr. Foley and allegedly, Mr. Houle," Doherty said in a statement at the committee meeting Wednesday. "The administration and police leadership are now on notice that any citizen is authorized and encouraged to witness, photograph and attest to police conduct at any time they choose without interference," Doherty said. "To assure this right is advanced with enthusiasm in a clear, enforced policy, I will seek to enact an ordinance to affect this in Troy," Doherty said. The city settled its lawsuit with Foley for $90,000. Houle’s $3 million lawsuit against the city is stilling pending. An attempt to resolve Houle’s suit in February through mediation was unsuccessful, according to federal court records. The proposed ordinance would carry a maximum $5,000 fine and a jail term of up to 15 days for an officer found guilty of violating it. The proposed law comes as the city deals with the fallout of the melee between police […]
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Video Surveillance In The Workplace – Update The Privacy Officer
Always at the center of the problems that the experts have to face, "Video surveillance in the workplace" will be the theme of the course of 8 hours valid for updating the Privacy Officer of Policy Advisors and Certified by TÜV Examination Institute, with the recognition 10 credits. There will also be 4 credits for lawyers, who have credited the event organized by Federprivacy for April 11, 2014 in Arezzo. The course has been structured to provide students with the knowledge necessary to implement in the workplace video surveillance systems in accordance with the Privacy Code, the Provisions of the Privacy of ‘08.04.2010 and the Workers’ Statute. The teacher will be the lawyer. Mark Soffientini, Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of Federprivacy, which in the early part of the day will explain all the topics of the program, while the second part will take over as moderator of a panel discussion with the directors of the Territorial Directorate of Labour of Arezzo and other employees the work will be working, taking an active part in the debate to analyze the most common cases, and outlining possible solutions to be in good standing and not be violating that often involve heavy fines, sometimes even criminal. The course will be held at the Congress Centre Hotel Etrusco Arezzo on April 11, and the rules for participation have two options: € 100 + VAT for non-members Federprivacy, including the registration fee for 1 year, or reduced fee 60 € + VAT for […]
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Surveillance Video Was Properly Admitted, Court Rules
A three-judge appellate panel in the Seventh District recently affirmed the judgment of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas. The judges ruled that Shawn Green was properly convicted on charges of felonious assault, assault, resisting arrest and possession of cocaine. Green challenged the trial court’s decision to admit video surveillance footage of the incident leading to his arrest. According to the factual and procedural history provided by the Seventh District, Officers Quinn and Mulligan responded to a call about an armed man who was fighting with two females in a bar in Youngstown on March 15, 2012. The officers entered the bar and approached Green from two different directions. Quinn testified that she could see a “bulge” in Green’s pocket and believed it was a firearm. As she approached, Quinn reached for the suspected gun but Green turned and punched her in the throat, causing her head to hit the wall behind her. Quinn tried to subdue Green with her Taser as she was falling but accidentally hit Mulligan. Quinn passed out and when she regained consciousness she said she saw Mulligan struggling to control Green. Mulligan testified that, due to his struggle with Green, he did not initially realize that he had been struck by the Taser. Additional officers eventually responded to the scene and, together, they were able to subdue Green. The bulge in his pocket turned out to be marijuana, cocaine and packaging baggies. Quinn was treated for a back sprain, neck sprain and contusions. […]
Idaho Biometric Protection Bill To Get Full Debate
Biometric protection bill to get full debate BOISE — Businesses that collect and use hair samples, finger prints and retina scans to identify their customers could face tough sanctions for inappropriately handling such material, under a measure headed to the Idaho House. The State Affairs Committee Tuesday morning approved new privacy standards for full debate. Republican Rep. Ed Morse of Hayden Lake fears technological advances in collecting biometric information have outstripped laws governing how that information can be used. Morse says his bill, which carries with it fines of $1,000 for abusing biometric data including selling it without permission, helps "level the playing field." Though garbage companies collect trash with traces of DNA, the bill leaves them alone. And though this measure deals with the private sector, Morse says governments’ collection of data remains "fertile ground" for future regulation. Print
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ICE License Plate Tracking Plan Withdrawn Amid Outcry About
Blank Hawaii License Plate Related Content (CNN) — Homeland security officials on Wednesday abruptly shelved a proposal to build a national database of license-plate scans after criticism from privacy advocates. The proposal, which had been posted online last week by the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sought a contractor who could establish a searchable database of license plates, with the times and locations where they were spotted by traffic cameras and other sources. But in a statement late Wednesday, the department announced a reversal. “The solicitation, which was posted without the awareness of ICE leadership, has been canceled,” said spokeswoman Gillian Christensen. “While we continue to support a range of technologies to help meet our law enforcement mission, this solicitation will be reviewed to ensure the path forward appropriately meets our operational needs.” It was unclear whether the proposal was dead or was merely withdrawn for revisions. Under the proposal, officers in the field would have been able to use their smartphones to look up a license plate and see every time and every place the vehicle had been spotted by a camera. “The database should track vehicle license plate numbers that pass through cameras or are voluntarily entered into the system from a variety of sources (access control systems, asset recovery specialists, etc.) and uploaded to share with law enforcement,” the original solicitation read. The proposed National License Plate Recognition database was to have been used by immigration officers to find and arrest fugitives. Supporters of license-plate […]
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A Watchful Eye In Hospitals
Neil Webb HANOVER, N.H. — DESPITE the intensely personal moments that happen in hospitals, patient privacy can be elusive. Hospitals are multimillion-dollar corporations that look like shopping malls and function like factories. Doctors knock on exam room doors to signal they are about to enter — not to ask permission. The curtain that encircles the hospital bed always lets in a crack of light. Yet we do expect some degree of privacy in hospitals. We trust doctors with our secrets in part because they take a 2,000-year-old Hippocratic oath to respect our privacy, an oath enforced by laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act . But sometimes, doctors have to weigh patients’ privacy against their health and safety, and that’s when things get complicated. The use of video monitoring — covert or disclosed, of patients or providers — has proliferated as high-quality, inexpensive technology has become increasingly accessible. The possibilities range from watching elderly patients at risk of falling in their rooms to recording doctors and nurses at sinks to make sure they’re washing their hands. My hospital, where I am chairman of the bioethics committee, recently wrestled with the question of where patient and family privacy ends. Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (N.I.C.U.) worried that a premature infant, whom I’ll call Rickie to protect his identity, was being harmed by his parents. Rickie had been released a week earlier from our hospital to a penniless couple in their early 20s whom Child Protection Services […]
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As Facial Regulation Technology Is Poised For Everyday Life, Regulators Express Concern
Lexology author: Camille Calman Recent news stories have highlighted the negative privacy implications of facial recognition technology. For example, a new app for Google Glass will pair facial recognition with data from social media and dating sites, allowing users to instantly see personal information about strangers they pass on the street. (Though Google does not permit facial recognition software to be used on its Google Glass platform, the app could be used on jailbroken Google Glass devices.) Forbes reports that Senator Al Franken has written to the app developer to express deep concern and ask it to delay the app’s launch, or at least require people to opt in before their data is displayed to others. Meanwhile, the New York Times reports that some retail stores and airports already use facial recognition technology, and other such uses are on the way. The Times quotes Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Consumer Protection Bureau, as saying, “This is another reason that we need omnibus privacy legislation.” On Feb. 6, 2014, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a division of the Department of Commerce, held the first in a series of meetings about the commercial use of facial recognition technology. The more than 120 attendees included representatives from business, advertising, and government as well as privacy advocates. Seven additional meetings are scheduled between February and June of this year. The NTIA hopes that the meetings will lead to a voluntary code of conduct. It’s clear that facial recognition involves a […]
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Florida Lawmakers To Consider Banning Biometrics In Schools
TALLAHASSEE — Polk County parents were apoplectic last year when they discovered the school district had been scanning the irises of students’ eyes without parental permission. The controversial practice might soon be banned. On Tuesday, state lawmakers will take up a proposal that would prohibit school districts from collecting biometric information, including the characteristics of fingerprints, hands, eyes and the voice. It would affect the Pinellas County school district, which allows schools to scan the palms of students’ hands instead of accepting cash in the cafeteria, and school systems that use fingerprint scanners. “We’ve been able to get kids through a lunch line for decades,” said state Sen. Dorothy Hukill, a Port Orange Republican who brought the idea to the Florida Senate. “Why do we need to take their biometric information when we know there is the potential for identity theft?” But the idea may meet resistance from local school boards, some of which want the flexibility to create their own policies. “Biometrics is coming,” said Miami-Dade School Board member Raquel Regalado, who spearheaded an effort to create a local biometrics policy this month. “It exists in the market. It will exist in our schools. It may end up being a viable way to ensure there isn’t fraud.” Broward school officials said there is no district-wide use of biometrics. The measure being considered by the Florida Legislature is part of a larger bill meant to address concerns over student data security. For years, Florida schools have used student achievement […]
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Law Enforcement Of The Future: Body Cams, Data Mining, And GPS
A whole raft of new technologies are making their way into police departments around the nation. If there wasn’t much profit in being a criminal before, there will be notably less by 2025, when all of these new technologies are fully deployed. So what does the police force of the future look like? Read on to see some of the new tools being tried out right now, in cities around the nation. Body Cams These will take two forms, primarily. First, Police departments around the country are running pilot programs with Google Glass and related gadgets, and second, they’re looking at tiny “lapel cams” that would allow for safer pursuit of fleeing suspects. Other advantages of such body cameras include: • Increased accountability for officers and departments • Providing real-time video evidence of interactions with the public • Such devices could allow officers and emergency responders to access live information feeds as they engage or pursue suspects on city streets or inside buildings “The camera within the device could potentially capture the facial images of persons of interest or suspects and run these images against databases of known felons, repeat offenders, wanted or missing persons,” Daly told FoxNews.com. Data Mining and Automation One key advantage law enforcement will see from these various technologies is that it will enhance their ability to respond to emergencies with decreasing resources, according to “American Policing in 2022: Essays on the Future of a Profession,” a Department of Justice collection of ideas on the […]
The Challenging Future Of American’s Privacy
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/technology/when-no-one-is-just-a-face-in-the-crowd.html?_r=1 Fitbit, Nike, and Garmin could sell your personal fitness data without your permission: Fitness-minded Americans have started wearing sporty wrist-band devices that track tons of data: Weight, mile splits, steps taken per day, sleep quality, sexual activity , calories burned—sometimes, even GPS location . People use this data to keep track of their health, and are able send the information to various websites and apps. But this sensitive, personal data could end up in the hands of corporations looking to target these users with advertising, get credit ratings, or determine insurance rates. In other words, that device could start spying on you—and the Federal Trade Commission is worried. "Health data from [a woman’s] connected device, may be collected and then sold to data brokers and other companies she does not know exist," Jessica Rich, director of the Bureau for Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, said in a speech on Tuesday for Data Privacy Day . "These companies could use her information to market other products and services to her; make decisions about her eligibility for credit, employment, or insurance; and share with yet other companies. And many of these companies may not maintain reasonable safeguards to protect the data they maintain about her." Several major US-based fitness device companies contacted by Mother Jones —Fitbit, Garmin, and Nike—say they don’t sell personally identifiable information collected from fitness devices. But privacy advocates warn that the policies of these firms could allow them to sell data. When you buy one of these bracelets or clip-on devices, you have […]
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