surveillance

The world of physical security, long the domain of the defense industry and governments, has fully arrived on Main Street.  Small businesses, homeowners, schools, and churches, are all finding ways to increase the security of their buildings and patrons.  Surveillance cameras are also being used regularly for the purpose of documenting crime events, serving as a deterrent.

The surveillance tag is frequently used in blogs written by security experts, manufacturers, and consultants.  Generally, the term surveillance refers to video camera systems, but technically, it can also refer to systems such as intrusion detection and access control.

Some of the helpful blogs on the subject are:

Security Sales & Integration -- Articles written by industry experts and manufacturers

2MCCTV Blog — Articles by consultants

Stanley Security Blog — Articles by manufacturer

The "surveillance" tag is helpful to consultants and consumers who need a give-and-take discussion about cutting-edge technology, such as HD, as well as the old stand-by, and highly reliable, analog technology.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “surveillance”

• in Technology
  Facial Recognition Technology Helps Identify Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects
  Facial Recognition Technology Cut Down Investigation Time and Aided in Identifying Suspects in the Boston Marathon Bombings.
  by goldensylph / on Apr 19, 2013
• in Technology
  Proposed FBI Surveillance Law Would Target VoIPClub & Truphone VoIP
  No longer would Skype, Vonage or anyone operating VoIP telephones be safe under proposed FBI law awaiting approval.
  by advertzones / on Nov 26, 2012
• in Film
  An Uncomfortable Visit to 388 Arletta Avenue (2011)
  Something bad is happening at 388 Arletta Avenue, and only one person knows what it is.
  by missbobetier / on Sep 30, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “surveillance”

 

• Building Americas secret surveillance state

  
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  By James Bamford, Reuters, June 10, 2013 “God we trust,” goes an old National Security Agency joke. “All others we monitor. Given the revelations last week about the NSA’s domestic spying activities, the saying seems more prophecy than humor. First, the Guardian reported details on a domestic telephone ...
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• N.S.A. Leaker Denies Giving Secrets to China

  
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  By Charlie Savage and Scott Shane, NY Times, June 17, 2013 WASHINGTON—Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who has confessed to disclosing troves of highly classified documents detailing American surveillance at home and abroad, said Monday that he had not given any classified materials ...
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• Europe Must Protect Itself from America

  
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  Commentary by Jakob Augstein, Der Spiegel, June 17, 2013 On Tuesday, Barack Obama is coming to Germany. But who, really, will be visiting? He is the 44th president of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. He is an intelligent lawyer. And he is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. But is he ...
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• NSA Chief Defends Controversial Surveillance Programs

  
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  Cindy Saine from VOA News CAPITOL HILL — Top National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials say newly revealed surveillance programs have helped to stop more than 50 terrorist attacks in 20 countries around the world.  The officials delivered a strong defense of the exposed surveillance ...
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• What Your Cell Phone Data Actually Looks Like—and How It Might Be Used Against You

  
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  By Seth Masket / Pacific Standard David Simon, the creator of HBO’s epic series The Wire , has weighed in on the recent disclosure that the National Security Agency has been combing through our cell phone records as part of its anti-terrorism efforts. It’s an interesting read, particularly coming from the guy ...
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• NSA Like Me

  
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  By Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill Related Entries June 18, 2013 NSA Like Me June 18, 2013 Big Data Is Watching Out For You
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• Obama lies, downplays impact of government spying on Americans

  
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  President Barack Obama, lying outright in an televised interview on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Monday,  claimed the U.S. is spying only on foreign citizens. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Obama said “if you’re a U.S. person, then NSA is not listening to your phone calls and it’s not targeting your ...
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• Big Data Is Watching Out For You

  
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  By RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call Related Entries June 18, 2013 NSA Like Me June 18, 2013 Big Data Is Watching Out For You
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• In Search of Snowden

  
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  By Milt Priggee, Cagle Cartoons, http://www.miltpriggee.com Related Entries June 18, 2013 NSA Like Me June 18, 2013 Big Data Is Watching Out For You
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• Report: UK spies hacked foreign diplomats

  
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  By Raphael Satter, AP, Jun 17, 2013 LONDON (AP)—The Guardian newspaper says the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats’ phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet café in an effort to get an edge in ...
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• Obama NSA Little Ears and Intervention in Syria

  
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  By Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com Related Entries June 18, 2013 NSA Like Me June 18, 2013 Big Data Is Watching Out For You
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• NSA’s New Critics Face Questions On Their Own Role In Surveillance Scandal

  
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  U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is pictured in 2006, in San Diego. (AP/File/Lenny Ignelzi) The recent controversy over the wide-scale surveillance of the nation’s communication by the National Security Agency has created a great deal of flip-flopping and “changes ...
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• Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country

  
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  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country. Read more here: Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country The post Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security ...
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• Yahoo Disclosed US Data Requests

  
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  Following Microsoft, Facebook and Google, Yahoo has also disclosed the number of user data requests it get US government. In an exclamation statement to public, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has unveiled...        
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• The U.S. Is Not the Only Country That Use Prism Programs To Obtain Phone And Internet Data

  
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  A technician fixes security cameras located near Jerusalems Old City (photo credit: Noam Moskowitz/Flash90) Israeli Authorities Use Far Wider Surveillance Powers Than Those Causing Storm In US -- Times of Israel Controversial invasions of privacy exposed in the PRISM program to root out terrorists are less ...
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• Nope, were just spying on that guy behind you

  
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  IT manager pilot fish has a user in the plant who just doesnt trust computers, the IT department or management -- and shes convinced the company is monitoring her every move.
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• Family of US scientist Shane Todd call Singapore inquest a ‘sham’

  
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  The family of an American scientist found hanged in Singapore last year dismissed on Tuesday the city-state’s findings that he committed suicide as “a sham and a cover-up” for a murder. “I am not surprised by the state’s findings because the state refused to consider murder, they only investigated ...
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• China to place ban on private orphan shelters

  
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  “Adopting and handling abandoned infants at one’s own will is forbidden,” a circular, issued by seven government departments, said. Excerpt from: China to place ban on private orphan shelters The post China to place ban on private orphan shelters appeared first on heave-ho.org | all the news thats fit to ...
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• Oil prices stay steady before 2-day US Fed meeting

  
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  BANGKOK (AP) — The price of U.S. benchmark oil rose slightly Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. Benchmark oil for July delivery rose 5 cents to $97.82 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York ...
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• Explosion heard in Afghan capital on day NATO hands over security to national forces

  
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  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Explosion heard in Afghan capital on day NATO hands over security to national forces. View original post here: Explosion heard in Afghan capital on day NATO hands over security to national forces The post Explosion heard in Afghan capital on day NATO hands over security to national ...
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