Iran marries surveillance infrastructure, national ID to control population: report
The Iranian regime has been leveraging tools from its digital public infrastructure (DPI), combining them with its limited network of…
Surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner and it most usually refers to observation of individuals or groups by government organizations. Find surveillance solutions here.
Ring and Flock call off integration as scrutiny of camera-to-police partnership intensifies
Amazon-owned Ring and Flock Safety have canceled their planned partnership, stepping back from an integration that would have linked one…
Scientists develop ways to camouflage heart rate from radar-based surveillance
Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas have demonstrated a new technique that can hide – or even fabricate –…
Ring Super Bowl ad sparks backlash over AI camera surveillance
A Super Bowl commercial for Amazon’s Ring doorbell camera triggered swift backlash, with critics arguing that the company used an…
iMotion Security deploying ROC video analytics for Montreal police
iMotion Security, a security systems vendor based in Quebec, will be implementing an intelligent video management solution from Colorado-based biometrics…
FTC issues warning letters on transfers of sensitive US personal data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned 13 data brokers that their business practices may violate a federal law prohibiting…
ROC facial recognition integrated by US retail loss prevention platform
California-based retail loss prevention specialist Gatekeeper Systems has integrated ROC’s facial recognition with its FaceFirst platform through a new strategic…
CBP intelligence platform sits at intersection of border enforcement and domestic surveillance
When a Border Patrol agent photographed a peaceful observer of an immigration enforcement action in Portland, Maine last month, he…
RecFaces supplying St. Regis Mumbai with facial recognition
Dubai-based facial recognition surveillance company RecFaces has landed a new deal in India, as part of its focus on developing…
ICE seeks industry input on ad tech location data for investigative use
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is surveying the commercial advertising technology market for tools capable of supplying location data and…
