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Anker admits its always-encrypted cameras weren’t always encrypted — and promises to do better. First, Anker told us it was impossible. Then, it covered its tracks. It repeatedly deflected while utterly ignoring our emails. So shortly before Christmas, we gave the company an ultimatum: if Anker wouldn’t answer why its supposedly always-encrypted Eufy camerasContinue Reading

The United Kingdom has decided Chinese video cameras have no place in government facilities. “A review of the current and future possible security risks associated with the installation of visual surveillance systems on the government estate has concluded that, in light of the threat to the UK and the increasingContinue Reading

Networked doorbell surveillance cameras like Amazon’s Ring are everywhere, and have changed the nature of delivery work  by letting customers take on the role of bosses to monitor, control, and discipline workers, according to a recent report by the Data & Society tech research institute.  “The growing popularity of Ring and otherContinue Reading

By Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For the first time ever, New York City’s school zone speed cameras can now legally operate around-the-clock. On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill to extend and expand the city’s speed camera program until July 2025, allowing the automated enforcement tools to operateContinue Reading

As law enforcement and government surveillance technology continues to become more and more advanced, it has also become harder for everyday people to avoid. Law enforcement agencies all over the United States are using body-worn cameras, automated license plate readers, drones, and much more—all of which threat people’s right toContinue Reading

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, one of the world’s largest suppliers of video surveillance cameras, plans to buy a second-hand lithography machine made by Dutch firm ASML Holding for its in-house chip manufacturing operation, according to a source familiar with the matter, marking a big move for the company toward tech self-sufficiency amidContinue Reading

Eric Licas Los Alamitos is the latest community to become part of an automated, 24-hour surveillance network capable of tracking vehicles across Orange County, with the recent placement of license plate readers throughout the city. The devices began going up on Feb. 2, Los Alamitos Police Capt. Wayne Byerley said.Continue Reading

Surveillance cameras made by Chinese companies Hikvision and Dahua are hanging in more than 50 Dutch towns and cities, according to research by broadcaster NOS. The cameras are cheap and do a good job, but there are widespread concerns that the makers are involved in espionage and in human rightsContinue Reading

Marco Island is facing a lawsuit over privacy issues after residents learned the city is tracking drivers that cross the bridges. The city says the cameras on the bridges are to keep people safe. The cameras are mounted on poles at each bridge on Marco Island. The software takes picturesContinue Reading