News 10 in Calfornia has an interesting story about surveillance cameras and license plate readers co-funded by homeland security at the Arden Fair Mall.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Homeland Security funds have poured into the state of California since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
According to the Center for Investigative Reporting, California counties have received almost $2 billion in [...]
Tags: Malls·Privately owned CCTV
China Daily had an interesting article about surveillance cameras in China's Guangdong province.
GUANGZHOU: A new province-wide intelligent video surveillance system comprising 1 million cameras is putting criminals in the frame in Guangdong province.
The system, which will be fully operational next year, will automatically alert police about fights, robberies and other major crimes and incidents, according [...]
Tags: Buses·Publically Owned CCTV
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According to CNN, 113 surveillance cameras covering 5% of Baghdad were installed to assist in "predicting terrorism". The above video shows the surveillance camera operators watching traffic and failing to identify the motives of the terrorists. When the operators fail to predict the future, they "cringe with guilt".
The center was [...]
Tags: Publically Owned CCTV
Back in April, the West Australia police launched a voluntary CCTV camera registration program called Blue Iris. I thought this was a good idea, so I wrote an entry about it. It turns out the program was either not well received, or lacking communication with local businesses. According to Australian news WA Today:
WA [...]
Tags: Publically Owned CCTV
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