City Surveillance
On Proliferating State And Local Surveillance Technologies
Over at Security States, I have this piece up , about the proliferation of city- and state-operated surveillance technologies—and the need to pair collection rules for these technologies with effective use and access rules. The piece begins: The New York Times reports today that “ Privacy Fears Grow as Cities Increase Surveillance .” The main theme is that municipal police and law enforcement agencies around the country are deploying new and more sophisticated data gathering and analysis technology, some of it bought with counter-terrorism funds, stoking privacy concerns among residents and watchdog groups. As with much of the early reporting of National Security Agency surveillance programs disclosed by Edward Snowden, the Times piece is heavy on what the systems collect and how they store and combine information. Only near the end of the piece, however, does it address accompanying rules and guidelines being developed to regulate such issues as who can access this information, for what purposes, under what supervision, and with what checks. Rapid technological development and lower price-tags for it are inevitable, and the most important question is whether regulation for how surveillance technology and data may be used can keep up. It is no surprise that local governments are deploying technologies like video surveillance systems, license plate readers, drones, networks of sensors, and systems for aggregating and analyzing the information streams they produce. The New York Police Department has been out in front of other cities in this regard, on account of its size, resources, threats, […]
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IBM’s Smart Cities Program Learns As It Goes
In Miami-Dade County, a network of sensors and scanners are quietly collecting data about the area
Israeli Wireless Communication For Russian Safe City Video Surveillance Project
Radwin announced that its wireless broadband systems were deployed by the City of Nefteyugansk in Siberia, Russia for a major Safe City project. The RADWIN 5000 point-to-multipoint systems were chosen to provide real-time video transmission from high-definition video cameras installed throughout the city back to a central command center. Teleincom and ROILCOM, leading system integration […]
Convergint Technologies Plays Active Role In Active Shooter Drill
Yesterday?s tragic Navy Yard shooting in Washington D.C., in which a gunman killed at least 12 people, will serve to keep active-shooter drills at the forefront of first responder agencies for months to come. Active shooter response is one of the many topics planned for the ASIS Int?l Seminar and Exhibits next week in Chicago. […]
San Benito, TX Approves Surveillance Cameras Purchases
SAN BENITO ? Soon, city officials will be on the watch around the clock. City commissioners this past week approved a budget that includes money to buy about $120,000 worth of surveillance cameras, officials said. After about two years of planning, officials said the city will buy more than 50 cameras to install at city […]
Greenville Police Reported A 32 Percent Drop In Crime
The monitor takes up a wall of the communications center, and it is always on. Dozens of screens show various angles of downtown Greenville, some panning, some fixed in place. Cars stopping at traffic lights, pedestrians crossing the street ? every second is recorded on police cameras and streamed back to this room. Trained on […]
AGT International Raises The Bar For Safe City Solutions
AGT International Appoints Jens Wegmann as Chief Corporate Development Officer Those that are successful will adopt an integrated model of public safety continue reading this.. and security that protects citizens and businesses. The new UrbanShield 5.0 release unveiled today by AGT International at the Global Security Asia Conference in Singapore, enables this visionary approach with its centralized system of advanced technology capabilities that facilitate different levels of government, agencies and the private sector to share data, decision-making and costs and deliver a faster and more effective response to the many threats and incidents facing cities every day. Mati Kochavi, CEO of AGT International, said: “Our UrbanShield public safety and security platform was designed to provide the foundation for the integrated cities of the future, such as Singapore. Our latest enhancements within UrbanShield 5.0 raise the bar for Safe City solutions globally. By developing leading-edge information and communications technologies and deploying proven solutions that enable safer, as well as smarter cities, we make the critical infrastructure and services of a city more aware, more interactive, and more efficient.” The latest release of UrbanShield builds on earlier versions of the software that provide city authorities and law enforcement officials with a single, holistic situational awareness picture of what is happening in their city, enabling them to evaluate the current situation in real-time; simulate outcomes of possible actions; potentially predict incidents before they occur; prepare for various contingencies; and mitigate loss and damage when incidents do occur by managing them as effectively […]
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Las Vegas Installs 37 DHS Surveillance Cameras On The Strip
What happens in Vegas… is now recorded by cameras provided by the Department of Homeland Security. All along the storied Las Vegas Strip, 37 surveillance cameras watch and record every movement. Such an expensive purchase might surprise citizens of Sin City given that the Metropolitan Police Department is in the middle of a hiring freeze […]
Cleveland Businesses Team Up To Fight Crime With Surveillance Cameras
Businesses in Cleveland’s Cudell neighborhood have seen a significant drop in crime, thanks to a network of surveillance cameras along Madison Avenue. “In the last year, we’ve had a 60 percent drop in crime,” says Birgit Hilliard, from Cudell Improvement, Inc., a non-profit community group. Merchants purchased the cameras, with the help of funds from […]
Politicians Weigh In On Boston ?Surveillance Cameras
Search quickly: You could use mouse crossed, get unlimited reading. Pols weigh in on Boston ?surveillance cameras bostonherald.com 2013-09-11 08:15:38 Boston needs more public surveillance cameras to help law enforcement respond to terrorist threats and even thwart potential attacks, several mayoral candidates reached by the Herald agreed yesterday. “Those cameras, they’re out there and they’ve been helpful; that’s really how the Boston Marathon case was solved,” said Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F Follow-up report to me Any reported complete Just news photo Just video . Conley, who said a closed-circuit television system monitored by officers with cameras at key locations throughout the city would allow quicker police response. “If I’m mayor of Boston, I’m going to make sure that we have a publicly deployed system down on Boylston Street for sure, and we’re going to harden that target.” Federal funding for surveillance skyrocketed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City, and Bay State authorities have been more strident in their support for them since the April 15 marathon bombings. This summer, state police installed an unspecified number of new cameras on the Esplanade ahead of the Fourth of July. The growth of video surveillance in cities such as New York and London has sparked civil liberties concerns. State Rep. Martin J. Walsh said if elected mayor, he will “certainly take a look” at adding more cameras, but he added, “There are already a lot of security cameras in Boston, including private security cameras that have been […]
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NEC Argentina To Provide Urban Surveillance Solution For The Province Of Santa Fe
09/10/2013 | 02:10am US/Eastern Recommend: *** For immediate use September 10, 2013 Argentina, September 10, 2013 – NEC Argentina (NEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has been selected by the government of Santa Fe Province to provide, install and operate an urban surveillance system for the cities and metropolitan areas of Santa Fe and Rosario. The contract is worth more than 10 million US dollars, including command and control centers, 600 cameras and a multi service data network. “NEC Corporation and Global View, a fully owned NEC subsidiary based in Argentina, have established a leading position in the provision of urban surveillance in Argentina,” said Carlos Martinangeli, general manager, NEC Argentina. “This new contract enables NEC to expand its contributions to safer cities with its advanced technologies in the security area.” Main features of the video surveillance solution include the following: Security cameras – 600 cameras deployed in 254 monitoring points within the cities of Santa Fe and Rosario. Cameras include 240 PTZ Dome-type and 360 fixed cameras. 40 of the cameras feature HD technology. Urban Safety Center – Video data is integrated into an Urban Safety Center located in each city featuring video walls, and over 70 monitoring stations. Network as a service – A 200km multi service data network deployed, including optical fiber and wireless systems. Santa Fe City´s Metropolitan Backbone expansion- Provision and construction of a 70km fiber optic cable, integrating over 50 public facilities into the government network. Infrastructure – Provision of a […]
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The Growth of Safe Cities
Crime rates tend to grow with the population, and today?s municipal crime comes in all forms ? from petty theft to violent assault, arson and acts of terrorism. But when tasked with securing a sprawling modern metropolis ? many of which are domicile to well over 1 million people ? how should officials best leverage […]
Research Methods Cctv
2012/17: Increasing the use of CCTV: should Australia install more closed circuit TV cameras? What they said… ‘You can still be murdered, raped, bashed, robbed or harassed or whatever and you know walking in front of the CCTV camera doesn’t necessarily protect you from that’ David Vaile, the vice-chair of the Australian Privacy Foundation ‘For the most part, it is for our safety…In public you are in full view. You should expect to be filmed’ Charlie Bezzina, a former Victoria Police homicide squad detective The issue at a glance Following the alleged abduction and murder of Brunswick resident, Jill Meagher, in September 2012, the Victorian Government has ordered an audit of Melbourne’s CCTV network. Melbourne lord mayor, Robert Doyle, has stated, ‘I would be very happy to look at putting more (cameras) in.’ Similarly, Western Australia’s Police Union and the State Opposition have called for more security cameras in Perth’s nightlife areas amid concerns there are big blind spots in the CCTV network. Western Australian Police Minister, Liza Harvey, has claimed that the cameras, which played a role in the arrest of the alleged killer of former Perth resident, Jill Meagher, were ‘an effective tool in both preventing and solving crimes’. Though proposals for increased CCTV surveillance appear to have general public support, there are those who are concerned about the privacy implications of a proliferation of CCTV cameras. There have also been significant doubts raised about the efficacy of this form of surveillance as a crime prevention measure. […]
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CCTV To Assist Policing In Montego Bay
The Area One police now have improved watch over the city of Montego Bay, with the official acquisition of a Closed Circuit Television Surveillance System on Thursday, September 5. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, handed over an access swipe card to the control centre for the system, to Assistant Commissioner of Police in […]
Ludington City Council OK With Bathroom Cameras
A recent City Council meeting of Ludington, Michigan, a town on the edge of Lake Michigan, heard during public comment from citizen Tom Rotta of hidden surveillance cameras in city park restrooms and how, with great detail to the Council, those cameras were able to video record the activities of the public in the stalls […]
Security Cameras Go Up In Clarenville
Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: The Town of Clarenville has installed surveillance cameras to stop illegal dumping and vandalism of public places, and Bonavista is considering doing the same. Clarenville recently bought two security cameras for what chief administrative officer Bob Hiscock estimates to be about $300 each, and they plan to buy a third. […]
Sikeston, MO, Businesses Can Adopt A City Security Camera
The southeast Missouri town of Sikeston, Missouri, is using security cameras to keep an eye on things and not just in the business district. The Sikeston Standard Democrat newspaper reports city leaders recently established an “adopt-a-camera” program that allows business owners to work with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety to post security cameras near […]
Imperial Beach, CA, Gets Department of Homeland Security Video Surveillance Grant
A Department of Homeland Security funded camera system is intended to enhance safety and security along the Imperial Beach, California shoreline. Imperial Beach is a U.S.-Mexico border town with a border fence at the beach out to the ocean forming the U.S.-Mexico border. The zoom and infrared cameras cameras will be placed at the main […]