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”

 

• Google Report: US Gov Increasing Surveillance on Internet Users

  
  Susanne Posel OccupyCorporatism.com Daily News — Authority: 485
  Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism January 25, 2013       Goggle has released another report stating that the US is first in line of governments across the globe that are requesting information on users; with more than 8,000 requests on nearly 15,000 users. The internet giant claims to be forced to hand ...
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• Hackers Who Breached Google in 2010 Accessed Company’s Surveillance Database

  
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  Hackers who breached Googles network in 2010 obtained access to the companys system for tracking surveillance requests from law enforcement, according to a news report.
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• What Kind of World Will We Have In Two Years?

  
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  As Fox News is outraged by the Washington Post report that the Justice Department has been tracking a reporter seeking information from the State Department, one begins to wonder how far the White House will go to cross First Amendment Rights.It seems that James Rosen has been named a co-conspirator in with a State ...
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• Feds Tracked Reporter’s Movements, Personal E-Mail in Criminal Conspiracy Investigation

  
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  In an effort to unmask a leaker who fed a reporter classified information about North Korea, FBI investigators tracked the journalists movements in and out of a government building, obtained copies of his phone records and personal e-mails and also ...
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• Texas votes on its own CISPA-like cyber bill

  
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  Lawmakers in the State Senate are expected to vote Monday on a bill that, if passed, would compel Internet Service Providers (ISPs) anywhere in the world to fork over private Web records if that information could aid in a criminal investigation.Federal legislation already in place would likely trump any attempts from ...
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• William Binney, Retired NSA employee, turned whistleblower explains

  
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  You must understand the following CONCEPT before you watch this video. The U.S. CONSTITUTION protects U.S. CITIZENS, only. ONLY U.S. CITIZENS. Not foreign nationals.  So all spying is LEGAL with respect to foreigners. Next understanding:  This is not Obama, this is not Bush, this is not Clinton. This is the ...
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• Feds Tracked Reporter’s Movements, Personal E-Mail in Criminal Conspiracy Investigation

  
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  In an effort to unmask a leaker who fed a reporter classified information about North Korea, FBI investigators tracked the journalist’s movements in and out of a government building, obtained copies of his phone records and personal e-mails and also … Originally posted here:  Feds Tracked Reporter’s ...
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• Now we know why Obama wanted electronic medical records, unproven to save money or lives

  
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• Black Box in the Desert

  
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  Click on link TO SEE VIDEO :   http://video.foxnews.com/v/2328316045001/nsas-utah-data-center-nears-completion/ Youre watching...  NSAs Utah Data Center nears completion  Some estimate the facility will be capable of storing 5 zettabytes of data  Duration   9:17  Date       ...
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• U.S. Lawyer Booted From Russia for (Allegedly) Refusing to Serve as Kremlin Spy

  
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  There are at least two fail-safe ways to get yourself kicked out of Russia. One way is getting caught spying on Russia. The other way is being asked to spy for Russia and refuse.
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• CALEA II: FBI Wants Backdoors In Secure Communications Tools

  
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  Via: Freedom to Tinker: Today I joined a group of twenty computer scientists in issuing a report criticizing an FBI plan to require makers of secure communication tools to redesign their systems to make wiretapping easy. We argue that the plan would endanger the security of U.S. users and the competitiveness of U.S. ...
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• IRS Damage Control: No One in the White House Was Aware of Targeting

  
  Susanne Posel OccupyCorporatism.com Daily News — Authority: 485
  Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism May 20, 2013         President Obama claims that he did not know about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting Patriot organizations until he heard about it in the mainstream media (MSM). At the House Ways and Means Committee hearing last week, Representative ...
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• Droning On: Senate amendments worsen drone bill

  
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  Senate amendments attached last week to Texas " drone bill " created even more exemptions to criminal and civil penalties for photography by unmanned aircraft. See coverage of the bill from Computer World ,  the Austin Statesman , and the Texas Tribune . Regrettably, Grits continues to see too many problems with ...
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• CBP Picks Competitors for $1B Fixed Towers Program

  
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  Customs and Border Protection has identified six companies as finalists for a potential $1.14 billion contract to build a system of fixed towers along the U.S.’ southwestern border with Mexico,... Read more »
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• Mobile Spy® Releases World’s First Instant Stealth Camera and Microphone Surveillance for Smartphones and Tablets

  
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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Retina-X Studios, LLC, the creators of Mobile Spy, announced today a new version of the software version 6.5. Several new features are introduced using the phone’s camera and microphone to perform surveillance. Customers can now secretly listen and see the phone’s ...
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• So-called scandals are too nuanced to be investigated by Republicans

  
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  How many times have we heard the phrase, “this is too important to be left to politics?” Yes, when we’re discussing foreign policy or redistribution of wealth or basic human rights, we don’t want politics to interfere. However, that stated desire is rarely followed. Just look at how obstinate the ...
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• Feline Spies

  
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  “Domestic house cats, it seems, may be alien sentinels—sent to spy on us and report their findings back to the mother ship. Or, as some theorists have put it, they’re like alien camcorders tracking our every move.” – ”Are Cats Spies Sent by Aliens? A Deep Examination of One of the Internet’s Best ...
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• Drones are cheaper and more powerful. In US, thats a problem, lawmakers told

  
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  By Anna Mulrine, CS Monitor, May 17, 2013 Washington—With much of Capitol Hill riveted by IRS audits, AP phone records, and Benghazi e-mails, top US scholars gathered to testify in a little-watched congressional hearing Friday about the growing threat the use of drones in US airspace may pose to civil liberties. ...
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• They’re watching, but are they seeing?

  
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  By Gautam Shroff Notwithstanding the many privacy concerns it raises, the role of video surveillance footage in cracking the Boston terror attack case in a matter of days is well known. Such footage played an equally critical role in tracking down the bombers of the 2005 London attacks. However, in 2005 ...
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• Drone Schools Suggest Inevitability Of Drones In Everyday Life

  
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  Rendering of an X-47B drone flying over an aircraft carrier. (Photo illustration/via Wikimedia Commons) This week, the United States Navy launched its drone prototype, the X-47B, from the deck of the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush off the coast of Maryland. The X-47B is the first drone that has proven successful in ...
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