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TN police to have station-level WhatsApp groups, will this not violate laws?

— January 18, 2019 add comment
Experts point out that the mandatory creation of these groups is in contravention of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) guidelines on cloud services. The Tamil Nadu Police Department has... Read more »

Government schools to get CCTVs, biometric attendance.

— January 16, 2019 add comment
KOLKATA: The school education department has decided to install 18 CCTV cameras and biometric attendance system at all 41 government run schools in Bengal, including two primary teachers training institutes, from the... Read more »

How GPS Tracking Technology Can Curb Domestic Violence

— January 16, 2019 add comment
When the US government shut down on December 21st there was an overlooked victim: the Violence Against Women Act, which expired the same day. That lapse means that new funds for Department of... Read more »

Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor to formally launch this week: Official

— January 16, 2019 add comment
Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor to formally launch this week: OfficialNEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor will be formally launched later this week in Trichy with new defence products, investments and a... Read more »
Thermal drone finds 88-year-old man and possibly saved his life

Thermal drone finds 88-year-old man and possibly saved his life

— January 12, 2019 add comment
Police and fire departments from Brownsville had joined forces Monday night to locate and rescue an 88-year-old man who was reported missing. According to Brownsville Police Department Spokeswoman Melissa Gonzalez said Luis... Read more »
DJI launches smart drone controller with built-in 5.5-inch display

DJI launches smart drone controller with built-in 5.5-inch display

— January 12, 2019 add comment
The world’s leading manufacturer of consumer drones has announced a brand-new accessory for its latest Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom drones. Called the DJI Smart Controller, it boasts a Full... Read more »
Israeli Drones to Be Used to Aid Brazilian Agriculture After Multi-Million Dollar Deal

Israeli Drones to Be Used to Aid Brazilian Agriculture After Multi-Million Dollar Deal

— January 12, 2019 add comment
Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a deal with the Brazilian company Santos Lab to use Israeli drones in aid of large-scale agriculture. In the first deal of its kind, IAI will provide... Read more »
The State of Penang has launched the first public facial recognition system in Malaysia to the CCTV network on Penang Island to help police track down wanted criminals and reduce crime, the Malay Mail report. The system uses artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise faces captured by CCTVs. �€” Picture by Sayuti Zainudiin The city surveillance system uses AI to identify faces captured by the CCTV network operated by Penang Island City Council (MBPP). IBM Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) technology is used for facial recognition. It will be rolled out over a three-year period from December 2017 through 2020, with a cost of RM12 million (US$2.89 million). “Wanted persons can be traced using this system and this system is fully linked with the police operations room in Penang,” Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said in a speech at the MBPP Operation Centre. The MBPP is in the process of installing 150 new cameras to expand its network of 767 CCTV cameras, while the mainland Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) is adding 94 cameras to its 130-camera network. Most of the cameras are located at major roads, intersections, and hotspots for criminal activity. The system will be used for other smart city purposes than just crime reduction. “The IVA can trace various traffic violations such as illegal parking, vehicles that used the emergency lanes, measure water level when it rains and facial recognition of people captured by the CCTV,” says MBPP Mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang. The system is being paid for at the state level, and a local government official told the Malay Mail that he hopes the federal government will consider subsidizing the system and extending it nation-wide. Malaysia’s auxiliary police force began using body cameras with facial recognition technology provided by YITU last year. Source :https://www.biometricupdate.com/201901/malaysian-state-launches-facial-recognition-to-cctv-network

Malaysian state launches facial recognition to CCTV network

— January 12, 2019 add comment
The State of Penang has launched the first public facial recognition system in Malaysia to the CCTV network on Penang Island to help police track down wanted criminals and reduce crime, the Malay... Read more »
CCTVs, IT experts and AI tools to ramp up Mela surveillance

CCTVs, IT experts and AI tools to ramp up Mela surveillance

— January 12, 2019 add comment
ALLAHABAD: A network of 1,147 high definition CCTV cameras, software for crowd analytics and a team of IT experts will be a part of Mela police’s hi-tech surveillance plan for the forthcoming... Read more »
13 fires a day in past 6 years, number of big blazes swells: Mumbai fire brigade.

13 fires a day in past 6 years, number of big blazes swells: Mumbai fire brigade.

— January 12, 2019 add comment
Though the number of total fire incidents in the city over a year have remained more or less the same in the last few years, the number of medium-level and high-level incidents... Read more »