Genetec Valcri Criminal Investigation Software
In 2019, Genetec quietly acquired Valcri from a UK University. Recently, Wired wrote about Valcri in an investigation about "spying eyes everywhere". But what does Valcri exactly do?
Inside this note, based on a briefing with Genetec, we examine what Valcri is, what its features are, and how it relates to the video surveillance marketplace and competitors.
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****** **** ************* **** ** **** cards **** ******* *********** ***** * case, ******* ** **************, *** **** allows ***** ** ****** *** ******* cases ** ***** **** ******** ******* to *** ***** ********. ** **** pulls ** ***** ******* ****** ** incidents ********** **** * *******, ******, or ******* ** *** *****. ******* says ** **** **** ***** ******* cases, ** ******* *** ******* *** different **** ****, ** ***********, ***** type, ********, ***., ******* ******** ******* to **** ** *** ***********. **** say ************* **** ******* ***** ***** to ****** * ******* ** *** information ****** * **** ** *** of *****.
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******* **** **** *** ****** ** auditable *** ******** *** ****** ** cases. **** ***** ** ** * transparent ******, ** ************* **** **** their ******** *** ******.
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Requires ***** ****, ***-******* ******* *** *********** ****
****** ******** ********* ** ******* ******* data, **** ****** * ******* ** data *****, *** **** ******* ***** some ********* **** **** ******** ** they **** **, **** *******. ******* allows ********* ** ***** ******* ***** of **** **** ********* *******, ********* private ****** *******, ****** ***** ****, and * ****** ************ *******, ********* footage **** ***-******* ******* ** ** is ******** ******. **** **** ** all ********-********, *** **** *******, *** can **** **** * ******* **********'* surveillance ******. ******* **** **** **** partners ******* **** ********** ****, ****** need **** ********, ***** ****** **** Genetec ** ******* *** ***** ** clean ** *** ****:
** *** **** ** **** ******* every **** ** *** ***. ********* more ** **** ******, *****? ********* we're *** **** ****** **** *** guiding ****. ********* ****'** ** ***, you ****, ***** ** ********** ** really ******* ** ***** ********** **** is ******* **. *** ** ***, we *** ******* **** *** ** where **** **** ** **.
******* **** ********* **** *** **** can ** ************, *.* *** *********/**** to ****** ******* **** *********** *******:
** *** ** **********, ************, **'** had **** ************* *** ** ** look ** **** **** **** *** records **** *** **** ****** ** PDFs ** *** ****** *** ***** like ****.
**** ***** **** *********** ** *** data ** ******* ***** **** ******* data ******* ********* ***** ****.
Kubernetes/Cloud **********
****** ** ******** ***** ********** ** a ********’* ******* ***** *** ******** to * ********’* ****, **** *******. Valcri **** *** ***** **** *** instead **** ****-**** ********, ** ****** that ******, **** ***, **** ** be ******* ** *** ********'* ********. Genetec *** *** ***** ************** *******, but **** *** ***** ***** **** generally **** **** ***** ***** **** as **** ********:
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*** ***** *** ********** *** *** shelf *****. *** **'** ****** ** move *** ******** **** **** ******* solutions, ******* **'* ****, **'* ** absolute *********.
Ethical ********/****** ******** ***********
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** ****** **** ** * **** by **** *****, *** ** *** be **** ******** **** ******** ********** can ** ****.
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*** *********** **** *** ***** ******* extensively, ******** *** ****** ** ********** for * ***** ** ******, ********* drug ********. **** ******, **** ** them ******* ** *** *******’* ***’* minority, **** ******** ********* ******* ****** trials.
***** ************ ***/*** ** *** ************ ***** ******/*** ** *** *** ********** ******* *****.******* ********* ** ****’* ******* ********* about ***** ****** ** ********* **** sold ******** ** ***** ******, *** that ***** *** *** **** *** demand *** ****** *** ********** ***** commitment ** ******** ***:
******* *** ******** ** ***** ******, however ** **** *** *** ****** for **** ******* *****. ******* ******** all ***** *********** *** ** *** Canadian **********.
Competitors ** ******
**** ** * ***** ***** ******* of ****'* *********, ******'* ** ******* ********** *** *********** ************* ******* **** ****** *** ****** but ******* ** ************* ******** ** competition. ***'* ** ******* ******** ** an *********** ******** **** ********** ****** for ******* ************* ***-***** ** ******. Unlike ****** ***** ******* **** **** not ** ******** ** *** *********, i2 **** ** ****** ******** ********* for ******** ** ******** ** *********** data *********** *** *************. *******, ** have *** ****** **** *** ***** i2 ** ****** ****** ********.
******* ********** ************* ******** ***** ** *** Tableau ** ***********, *** **** *** space *** *** ** ** *** hard ** ****** ** *** *** their *********** ***.
***** *** ** ***** *********** **** is ******* ** *** ** ** not **** *** ******** ** *** segment.
Limited ******
***** ******* **** **** **** ******* smaller ******** ******* **** ****** *** that **** **** ** **** ** off-the-shelf ******** ** * ******* ** customers, ******* ********* ** ***** **** do *** *** ****** ************** *** not *** ******** **** *** **********. It **** ******** **** ** ***-************ data, *** **** ***-***** ***** ******* no ************ **** ** ***. *******, the ********** *** ******* ************ *** police ***-*****, ***** **** ********* ******* is ******** **** *** **** ** specialized *********** ******* ** ********** ************. When ***** ***** ****, ******* **** they **** ********** ********* *** ********* and **** **** *** ********** ******** their *****:
** [*******] **** ***** ******* ** stay ** *** ****. ****'* *** we ********* *** ******* ******** ******** together ****** ******* *****, *** ********* number ***** ***********. *** **** *** a **** **** ***, **** *** in *** *****. *** **'** ******** taking * ****** **** *** *** we *** ***** ******** **** ******* and ******** ** **** ** *** benefit ** *** ******* **** *** benefit ** ******** ** ******.
Competitors ** ******* ******
***** ~**% ** ***** ************ ******** are ******** ** ** ********** ** such ********, ** ** *** ****** Valcri ** **** * ***** ******. However, *** *** ******* *% ** projects **** **** ******** ************* ***** this ***** ** ** ********* ************** against ************ ***** *** ****** ********* that ** *** ***** **** ************.
***** ** ** *** **** *** competitive ******** ** **** ************* ******** niche, ** ** *** **** *** easy ** **** ***** ** ** for ******* ****** ** ******* **** rivals ** ******.