Warrantless Video Surveillance
"Court OKs warrantless use of hidden surveillance cameras" blares a leading technology publication. Many other sites pick this up, declaring [link...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
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Wearable Surveillance Disrupted? (Memoto)
A Swedish manufacturer has taken aim at revolutionizing wearable cameras that could disrupt personal surveillance. They are getting huge tech...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Bad News for Face Recognition (FTC)
Cold water is being thrown on renewed dreams of using facial recognition and demographic analysis. This time it is coming from an unlikely source...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
LPR Privacy Problems Reviewed
The Wall Street Journal has released a detailed investigative report that raises significant concerns about privacy threats from the growing use of...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Beating Facial Recognition in 5 Easy Steps
Few topics fan the flames of privacy activists like video surveillance. Depending on who you are, video cameras either dramatically improve...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
NYC May Track Your Car's Activities for the Past 5 Years
Microsoft is empowering New York City to track you car's activities for the past 5 years, allowing near instantanous recall and mapping of...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Considerations for Neighborhood Surveillance Systems
With many US cities reducing police forces, neighborhoods are left to fill in the gaps. As surveillance technology advances, and with increased...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
Trend: Sharing Surveillance Video Via YouTube
An important, growing trend is police departments sharing surveillance video via YouTube, vastly increasing the reach and probability that the...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Big Brother On Wheels: The CCTV Car
Just when you think surveillance in the UK couldn't get any crazier, the CCTV car [link no longer available] is here to ticket you for, among other...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Reducing Bandwidth Through Privacy Masks?
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By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Private Surveillance of Public Spaces
While public surveillance systems get most of the attention, private surveillance cameras surely solve far more crimes than public ones. This is...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
LPR Warning Letters: Innovation or Privacy Invasion?
A US city has devised an interesting strategy to combat drug usage: LPR cameras monitor vehicles going into and out of areas with high criminal...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Do Camera Phones Excuse Government Surveillance?
While public surveillance systems increase around the world, concerns remain about their misuse and potential privacy violations. However, US...
By John Honovich - over 13 years ago
Frightening Surveillance Misuse - Spying on Women
Perhaps the most frightening misuse of video surveillance is guards using the system to spy on and harass women. Making this even more despicable...
By John Honovich - over 13 years ago
What Duties Do Guards Have Watching CCTV?
A woman fell into a mall fountain while security guards sat and laughed. Not only did they fail to respond, they posted a video online showing the...
By John Honovich - over 13 years ago
Testing Surveillance as a 'Game' (Internet Eyes)
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By John Honovich - almost 14 years ago
SIA Security Privacy: Weak US Guidelines
The largest US security trade association, SIA, has issued very weak security guidelines. Their so-called 12 point "Privacy Framework" is not only...
By John Honovich - about 14 years ago
International Video Surveillance Laws / Regulations
In this note, we examine laws and regulations for video surveillance developed by a variety of countries including references to documentation and...
By John Honovich - about 14 years ago
How Far Can Security Go to Stop Shoplifters?
Can stores post images of suspected shoplifters on their store walls and demand significant fines? Is this defamation and extortion or simply an...
By John Honovich - about 14 years ago
UK Debates the Value and Risks of CCTV
The UK seems simultaneously more passionate and worried about the use of CCTV / video surveillance than almost any other country worldwide. A good...
By John Honovich - over 14 years ago
Will Webcam Surveillance Cause Privacy Concerns?
In the future, there will almost certainly be more webcams in laptops and smartphones than their are surveillance cameras. If those cameras are...
By John Honovich - over 14 years ago
US Video Surveillance Laws Examined
In the US, surveillance falling under the legal classification of a 'search' is illegal. Determining when video surveillance is deemed a search is...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
Rise of Europe's Surveillance State Examined
Open Europe, a European think tank critical of surveillance, criticized the impact on security of the European Union's ratification of the Lisbon...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
Public Opinion on Surveillance and Security
The following update catalogs and analyzes 3 surveys on public opinion toward surveillance and security. The responses vary based significantly on...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
InternetEyes Crowdsourced Remote Video Monitoring
Crowdsourcing - the process of outsourcing tasks to the general public using the Internet to distribute work - is a hot trend. However, will it...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
