A recent public meeting exposed tensions about how a city-wide video surveillance system is being used to identify crime suspects in Detroit.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 11, 2019
The tech behemoth already plans to roll out delivery drones. It’s now considering offering a home surveillance service to customers.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 08, 2019
Employers are becoming more vigilant about workplace security, implementing intensive screenings for job candidates and electronic badge systems for employees.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 02, 2019
Remote Surveillance Units have been installed in Riverbank, Calif., and they have the power to do much more than just capture footage. These high-tech surveillance cameras can detect when a crime is being committed, and even allow police officers to communicate with the offender.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 28, 2019
Restaurants and stores that sell liquor are suffering from theft in Shreveport, Louisiana. In response, a city councilman is now pushing an amendment that requires restaurants and stores that sell liquor to obtain state-of-the-art surveillance systems before they acquire a liquor license.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 27, 2019
After a Facebook user discovered that the old Nest owners were able to see screenshots from their Nest’s new home, even after factory resets, Google quickly stepped in to resolve the security issue.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 24, 2019
Police use new autonomous data machine with 360-degree HD video as an extra set of eyes for areas where police are not consistently present.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 21, 2019
Police departments have figured out a new way to increase city security – through privately-owned surveillance cameras. While the smart home security camera market is expected to rise swiftly in the next few years, police may have to implement restrictions to develop resident support.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 11, 2019
In an attempt to crack down on drug traffic on the Eisenhower Expressway, authorities installed 20 new high-surveillance cameras.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 10, 2019
Video surveillance is no longer stagnant. With new SmartTruck technology, IoT gives officials real-time, archivable coverage of facilities.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 07, 2019
A transit system near Tampa, Fla. is boosting security measures after a bus driver was stabbed to death by a passenger.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 30, 2019
Greenville, N.C. police see a 20 percent decrease in crime thanks to previously installed surveillance cameras.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 28, 2019
Fifty-nine surveillance cameras in Baltimore's network of 744 cameras don't function correctly, according to police.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 23, 2019
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting technology provided by “foreign adversaries,” in what is widely being called a “Huawei ban.”
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 20, 2019
Eugene Police set up three trailer-mounted security cameras in Kesey Square to cut down on crime.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 17, 2019
Security barriers and surveillance cameras are being added to a Birmingham public housing community to cut down on crime.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 15, 2019
The use of facial recognition by police might cease to exist in San Francisco if adopts a ban on the technology.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 14, 2019
The Al Noor Masjid, one of the mosques targeted in the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings on March 15, is installing security cameras that use artificial intelligence to detect whether someone is armed.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 08, 2019
In response to passenger outcry about privacy, United, Delta and American Airlines are now covering the small cameras in the back-of-seat units on their planes.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 03, 2019
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Today, many video surveillance systems use IP-based equipment, which sends recorded video across ethernet cabling to local, remote, and cloud-based recorders, often using the same LAN infrastructure that is used by general office workers.