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Few Laws Regulate Police Use of Surveillance Systems

Posted by dtaitano December 26, 2014 11:08 am Categories: City Surveillance, Law Enforcement. Tags: Behavior, crime, drones, Law enforcement, License plates, new technology, surveillance technology.

Few laws regulate police use of surveillance systems

Police across the country are using increasingly sophisticated surveillance systems to monitor daily life in their communities. Ultra-high-definition cameras, software that can read license plates and recognize faces, and systems that can alert police to suspicious behavior have given law enforcement unprecedented access to our everyday activities. Average citizens and privacy advocates say the ability to monitor and record public activity at such an extraordinary level is a threat to personal privacy.

Scranton Plans Surveillance Camera Video Wall at Police Station

Posted by dtaitano December 26, 2014 11:01 am Categories: City Surveillance. Tags: Chief Carl Graziano, Law enforcement, Police station, Scranton, surveillance cameras, surveillance network.

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Scranton?s plan to allow private, existing video surveillance cameras to feed into a network at the city?s police headquarters would be like having extra eyes on the streets, Police Chief Carl Graziano said. A community video-camera surveillance network would involve private surveillance cameras in the city, such as those at banks, businesses or colleges, to link to the police station on South Washington Avenue.

Industrial Networking Solutions Selects Sphere 3D SnapServer NAS for Video Surveillance and Security Solution

Posted by dtaitano December 26, 2014 10:54 am Categories: Storage. Tags: Industrial Networking Solutions, integration, mobotix, NAS, Network-attached storage, NVR, Overland Storage, storage.

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Sphere 3D Corporation (NASDAQ: ANY), a virtualization technology and data management solutions provider (and formerly Overland Storage), announced that its long–term channel partner, Industrial Networking Solutions, has selected Sphere 3D’s SnapServer network attached storage (NAS) for integration with MOBOTIX video surveillance cameras and management software.

St. Louis Police Release Footage of Antonio Martin Fatal Shooting

Posted by dtaitano December 26, 2014 10:03 am Categories: Law Enforcement, Mobile / In-Vehicle. Tags: body cam, body-worn, dash cam, evidence, missouri, police, police shooting, proper use, vehicle.

Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned

St. Louis County police released footage on Wednesday evening they said shows 18-year-old Antonio Martin pulling a gun on an officer before being shot and killed, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The footage was taken from three different security cameras at the Berkeley, Missouri gas station where Martin encountered the unidentified officer. However, the officer […]

Role of CCTV Undisputed After Attack on Monet Masterpiece, Says AlertSystems

Posted by dtaitano December 24, 2014 4:10 pm Categories: Surveillance.

The reaction follows a report in the Irish Central, detailing an attack on a painting worth millions of pounds in Dublin’s National Gallery in 2012.

Andrew Shannon, a 49-year-old man from Dublin, was seen by the gallery’s CCTV security system to punch a hole straight through the painting’s canvas.

LA County Sheriff?s Department to Start Collecting Face and Eye Scans

Posted by dtaitano December 24, 2014 12:35 pm Categories: Biometrics, Law Enforcement. Tags: biometric data, Eye, face recognition, Identification, LA Sheriff’s Department.

LA County Sheriff’s Department to Start Collecting Face and Eye Scans

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved $24 million in state funds for the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to get new identification technology that would include palm prints, face recognition, iris scans, and voice recordings, in addition to fingerprints.

US Cellular Introduces OnLook Digital Home Automation System

Posted by Stan Lewis December 23, 2014 2:44 pm Categories: Residential. Tags: digital life, Home Automation, Monitoring, onlook, US Cellular.

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Regional wireless carrier US Cellular recently launched OnLook, a new home automation and security system. The OnLook digital home automation system was developed by US Cellular with the help of Alarm.com, a firm that specializes in providing solutions for managing homes over cellular networks, including house security, environmental monitoring, and home control. US Cellular’s OnLook service offers many tiers according to the customer’s home management and security needs.

X-Band RADAR Blimps Over Washington DC Tracks Aircraft, Cars, and Boats

Posted by dtaitano December 23, 2014 8:13 am Categories: Military, Privacy, Surveillance. Tags: aerostats, Army, blimp, Surveillance, Tethered Aerostat Radar System, washington.

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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – After a protracted development program, The U.S. Army is planning to finally deploy by year?s end the first of its new airships designed to aid in air and missile threat detection for the Northeastern U.S. The deployment is highlighting what some in the nation?s defense establishment say is a vulnerability in U.S. homeland protection: the ability to detect a cruise missile targeting a U.S. city.

Atmel and Fingerprint Cards Enter Strategic Partnership for Biometric Fingerprint and Touchscreen Solutions

Posted by dtaitano December 23, 2014 7:57 am Categories: Biometrics, Integrated Systems. Tags: Access Control, Atmel Corporation, biometric, Fingerprint, Fingerprint Cards AB, integration, security, Verification.

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Atmel® Corporation, a global leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions and Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC), a world leader in fingerprint verification solutions, announced the two companies are jointly bringing the world’s best capacitive touchscreens and touch fingerprint area sensor technology to smart devices. The joint integration accelerates an OEM’s time-to-market by bringing must-have high-performance security and user interface solutions from two leading providers.

Military Medical Facility Selects NICE Suspect Search to Help Ensure Patient Security

Posted by dtaitano December 23, 2014 7:46 am Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: analytics, department of defense, NICE SYstems, Patient, real-time, SAMMC, San Antonio Military Medical Center, video analytics, video surveillance.

NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) announced that the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), the largest U.S. Department of Defense Level I Trauma and Burn Research Center, is in the process of deploying the NICE Suspect Search video analytics solution. This will enable personnel to track and locate missing patients or suspicious persons during time-critical scenarios to help ensure ongoing security and safety at a facility that serves hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members and their families.

Drone on Drones: New Court Decision Reflects Shifting Views on Privacy in Public

Posted by dtaitano December 23, 2014 7:41 am Categories: Legal, Privacy, Surveillance. Tags: drones, Expectation of privacy, fourth amendment, jones, Law enforcement, riley, Supreme Court, Surveillance, vargas.

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Whenever drone policy is raised as a topic, privacy concerns follow close behind it as a discussion point. The idea of aerial surveillance that is cheaper, less time-intensive, and requires fewer man hours to get off the ground leads immediately to concerns about the development of a surveillance state, where individuals can be monitored round the clock, and every public action can be recorded for posterity.

Wearable Tech Shakes Up Access Control

Posted by dtaitano December 23, 2014 7:17 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: Access Control, automation, Brivo Labs, ip, Wearables.

Wearable Tech Shakes up Access Control

Marrying access control to wearable technology will vastly improve user experience while boosting security, says Brivo Labs. Brivo Labs was into wearable technology long before wearable technology was cool. "The lanyard with an access control card on it is a wearable, so we’ve been in it for years," said Lee Odess, general manager of the Bethesda, Md.-based company that has sold access control products for 15-plus years.

Select Security Expands Into Kentucky

Posted by Stan Lewis December 23, 2014 6:14 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: acquisition, Home Automation, home security, Kentucky, monitoring services, Select Security.

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Select Security is proud to announce that it has expanded into Kentucky with the acquisition of three local companies. Over the past several months, Select Security has welcomed the employees and several thousand customers from Comstar Systems in Bowling Green, AAA Systems in Elizabethtown and Bardstown Alarm in Bardstown, KY.

L.A. Mayor Plans to Equip City’s Police Officers With Body Cameras

Posted by Stan Lewis December 22, 2014 7:40 am Categories: Law Enforcement. Tags: body-worn, cameras, evidence, LAPD, Los Angeles Police Department, storage.

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TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR) announced the purchase of 860 AXON body-worn video cameras and a five-year subscription to EVIDENCE.com by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti further announced a plan by the city to equip a total of 7,000 officers with body cameras in 2015.

Point Grey?s New 6-Megapixel Grasshopper3 Vision Camera Features Quad-Tap CCD Sensor at 25 FPS

Posted by Stan Lewis December 22, 2014 7:18 am Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: 6-megapixel, Grasshopper3, Point Grey, usb3.

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Point Grey, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, announced the addition of a new 6-megapixel global shutter CCD model to its Grasshopper3 family of USB3 Vision™ cameras.

OnSSI Receives Axis Partner Award for Caribbean Region

Posted by Stan Lewis December 22, 2014 6:24 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: axis, Business development, Caribbean, ocularis, onssi.

OnSSI, the market leader in open-architecture, intelligent IP video surveillance software, announced
that they received Axis Communications? 2014 Application Development Partner (ADP) award for the Caribbean Region at the Axis Connect & Converge Conference held in Cancun, Mexico on October 30, 2014.

Expanded IP-Camera Portfolio From Bosch Makes Professional Surveillance Easy

Posted by Stan Lewis December 22, 2014 6:16 am Categories: IP Cameras. Tags: Bosch Security, Content Based Imaging Technology, IP-cameras, megapixel, network video recorder, ONVIF, video surveillance.

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The recent release of the IP 2000, IP 4000 and IP 5000 IP-camera families from Bosch Security Systems, Inc. creates a comprehensive portfolio of IP-cameras that make it easy for small and medium-sized organizations to set up professional surveillance solutions. With these cost-effective cameras, Bosch raises the bar and sets new standards in security and data management for everyday surveillance situations, including schools, hospitality sites, retail shops, commercial buildings and more.

MOBOTIX to Hire New Chief Sales Officer April 2015

Posted by Stan Lewis December 22, 2014 6:06 am Categories: Corporate News.

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The Supervisory Board of MOBOTIX AG has appointed Dr. Tristan Haage as a new member of the Management Board for the area of Sales. With a PhD in physics, Dr. Haage comes from Kaiserslautern and will assume responsibility in the Management Board starting 1st April 2015. With Dr. Haage, MOBOTIX AG gains a leader with many years of management experience in international sales.

Viscount Systems Appoints Geoffrey Arens to Board of Directors

Posted by Stan Lewis December 22, 2014 5:57 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Board of directors, Geoffrey W. Arens, viscount systems.

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Viscount Systems (OTCQB: VSYS), a leading provider of IT-based security software and services, announced today the addition of Geoffrey W. Arens to its Board of Directors. Mr. Arens participated in Viscount?s latest funding round and joins as the designated board member appointed by the company?s Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock Holder, One East Capital.

Synology Surveillance Station 7.0 Beta Available

Posted by Stan Lewis December 20, 2014 8:37 am Categories: New Products, VMS Software. Tags: integration, new design, Surveillance Station, synology.

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Synology is claiming a thoughtfully crafted interface that emphasizes ease-of-use is now being tested in Surveillance Station 7.0 Beta. The company is tauting a bold step into the world of physical access control with dynamic automation tools that increased efficiency. This beta also allows for expanded integration of specialized camera hardware. All of this, and more, delivers the most intuitive and flexible Synology Surveillance Station yet, the company says.