Image copyright Getty Images UK police and companies must stop using live facial recognition for public surveillance, politicians and campaigners have said. The technology allows faces captured on CCTV to be checked in real time against watch lists, often compiled by police. Privacy campaigners say it is inaccurate, intrusive and infringes on an individual’s right […]
Live facial recognition surveillance ‘must stop’ Read More »
CARDIFF, Wales — A few hours before a recent Wales-Ireland rugby match in Cardiff, amid throngs of fans dressed in team colors of red and green, and sidewalk merchants selling scarves and flags, police officers popped out of a white van. The officers stopped a man carrying a large Starbucks coffee, asked him a series
Real-Time Surveillance Will Test the British Tolerance for Cameras Read More »
This is because the airspace over America falls into the same legal category as other public spaces, such as sidewalks, roads, parks, and beaches—and it isn’t illegal to take photographs of private property, or private citizens, from public space. As a result, we have no expectation of privacy from above. Even the most secretive organizations
Military-Style Surveillance From the Air Is Often Legal Read More »
Though only 23 minutes on the high-speed rail from Shenzhen North to West Kowloon, the journey from the mainland to Hong Kong seems to transport me back half a century. The concrete jungle of my childhood memories hasn’t changed one bit. Time seems trapped in the amber of this city of seven million, while the
The Reunion: a new science-fiction story about surveillance in China Read More »
The malware campaign targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s autonomous region of Xinjiang may have been more extensive than previously thought. According to a new report published by Washington, DC-based cybersecurity firm Volexity, the community has been been at the receiving end of a large-scale surveillance operation via “strategically compromised websites” and mobile devices
Uyghur Muslims targeted by surveillance campaign affected not just iOS, but Android too Read More »
In an interview with Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, top tech investor and Betaworks CEO, John Borthwick said that the information gathering by smart devices from the likes of Google and Amazon is “surveillance.” “From a consumer standpoint, user standpoint, is that these– these [smart] devices are being used for what’s– it’s hard to call
Google and Amazon Smart Speakers Use “Surveillance” — Betaworks CEO Read More »
Today’s cities are living entities. They develop, grow and become more complex over time. Yet, many of their most pressing issues, such as the need for utility improvements and monitoring crime, remain the same. Like never before, city officials have the capabilities to implement analytics technology. But surveillance will be at the heart of smart
Pole Mounting & Mobile Trailers with Wireless Surveillance Cameras Something businesses find great to assimilate into their overall security is wireless surveillance cameras in parking lots. The common problem with wired surveillance cameras in parking lots is both the cost and time it takes to install them. With wired cameras, it is necessary to cable
Google acknowledged an earlier report from Belgian broadcaster VRT News about third-party subcontractors being able to access recordings of Google Home device owners. According to the report, the audio clips reviewed included enough information to reportedly determine the home addresses of several of the involved individuals. Clips used by speech and language experts. Google says
Google Home, Alexa now battling perception of being ‘surveillance’ devices Read More »
