By Claudia Irizarry Aponte Residents and neighbors say they don’t mind the dozen-block gauntlet of cameras set up by the Diego Beekman Mutual Housing Association in Mott Haven — unlike Brooklyn tenants who filed a complaint with the state. In a first-story office on the ground floor of a Bronx apartmentContinue Reading

By: Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker Retail giants Home Depot and Best Buy have pulled the Chinese video surveillance technology makers Lorex and Ezviz from their stores over links to human rights abuses. In a statement to TechCrunch, Home Depot said it’s “committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical sourcing and weContinue Reading

By Chris VallanceBBC News Don’t look away An update to the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice is expected soon – the first update in eight years. It will set out the rules which police and local authorities in England and Wales are expected to follow when using surveillance cameras. ProfessorContinue Reading

Cameras are everywhere. Hold a cell phone and you have direct access to a camera. Enter a bank, an elementary school, a superstore, or drive your car into an indoor parking garage and surveillance cameras are strategically placed to record your every move. At busy intersections, in public parks, andContinue Reading

By: Wired SIDNEY FUSSELLBUSINESS NEW YORK CITY police bought a range of surveillance tools—including facial-recognition software, predictive policing software, vans equipped with x-ray machines to detect weapons, and “stingray” cell site simulators—with no public oversight, according to documents released Tuesday. In all, the documents show that the NYPD spent at least $159 millionContinue Reading

Suburbs of Surveillance Law enforcement officials are encouraging private homeowners’ associations to install license plate reader cameras from startup Flock Safety. But are they really keeping neighborhoods safer?By Sarah Holder and Fola Akinnibi August 4, 2021, 7:00 AM EDT Sarah Holder is a writer for CityLab in San Francisco, focused on urban politics, housing,Continue Reading

Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk While police units across the U.S. are seeing increased calls for body camera use to better monitor what officers are doing, the Air Force’s law enforcement troops will stop using the security tool in part due to lack of funding for their application. The service hasContinue Reading

Purchased camera systems were supposedly made in the U.S. but actually originated from Chinese companies blacklisted for security reasons. Sam Biddle NUMEROUS FEDERAL AGENCIES, including several branches of the military, buy video surveillance equipment that can’t legally be used in U.S. government systems and that is made by Chinese companies sanctionedContinue Reading

Over the past few decades, surveillance cameras, also known as closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, have become widely used by governments, law enforcement officers and private citizens to monitor public spaces, prevent crime and identify criminals. While the millions of surveillance cameras installed worldwide can play a crucial role in theContinue Reading