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Cambridge MA Blocks Surveillance Cameras

Posted by dtaitano 8:41 pm Categories: City Surveillance, Privacy, Surveillance. Tags: , , , , , , .

How one Mass city watches the watchers, and how others should follow suit On February 2, 2009, the Cambridge City Council voted in unanimous opposition to the installation of eight Department of Homeland Security cameras at major intersections on the basis that “the potential threats to invasion of privacy and individual civil liberties outweigh the current benefits” of accepting the DHS funds. While six such cameras were installed all the same, the council and a vocal citizenry has since successfully opposed their activation. At a follow-up meeting earlier this month, all nine Cambridge councilors reaffirmed their position: the cameras must remain off until police prove beyond doubt that their department has the capacity to balance investigative methods with civil liberties. Such aggressive civilian oversight of law enforcement should serve as a model not only for the Boston region, but for the whole country. Since 9-11, police chiefs, sheriffs, and commissioners have had an open invitation to request any range of surveillance and tactical gear from federal coffers, often without accountability checks to ensure that deployment squares with the Bill of Rights. Between DHS, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Defense, local overseers can secure every conceivable toy that they could ever covet without spending a dime of their own. From drones, to armored vehicles, to Long Range Acoustic Devices, which are essentially giant human dog whistles, it’s a veritable buffet via federal grants. Since these checks are written by the feds, such arrangements are often executed without […]

2013 IP-camera Semiconductor Market Will Continue To Expand

Posted by dtaitano 2:16 pm Categories: Market Research. Tags: , , .

According to IHS company´s industrial electronic reporting , public and personal safety as more and more attention , IP surveillance camera semiconductor market this year will continue to expand. Short URL: http://bgm.me/r/4386888     According to IHS company´s industrial electronic reporting , public and personal safety as more and more attention ,   IP surveillance camera   semiconductor market this year will continue to expand.     2013 IP surveillance camera revenue will reach $ 307.1 million , compared with $ 228.6 million last year, an increase of 34% . Beginning last year, the market will remain above 30% for three consecutive years of growth . Last year, an increase of 33 % in 2014 is expected to grow by 30%. 2017 will grow to $ 700 million .     IP surveillance camera not only used to improve the streets and public places, the security situation in the city , but is also used in private facilities , parking lots , factories and industrial areas , from a central control room for monitoring specific areas or processes. Although analog camera costs low, but not too far away when used , but often lack the   IP camera   possess some of the advanced features.      IP video camera   is more suitable for remote monitoring, it can be through the Internet , can also provide powerful wireless support and encryption. They can also provide high-definition images, intelligent analysis and local storage , and analog camera not have these advantages .     IP camera largest […]