To improve security in Solan city, MC moots CCTV camera project
The Solan Municipal Corporation (MC) has mooted a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera surveillance project to monitor and enhance security in the vulnerable areas of the city.
The project aims at providing real-time surveillance, which...
D.C. police unveil new real-time crime centre, security camera program
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled the Metropolitan Police Department’s real-time crime center and launched CameraConnect DC — a program that allows residents and businesses to share their security camera footage with the...
Months after breach, CISF to soon take over all Parliament security
The Central Industrial Security Force, which is currently in charge of frisking and access control in the Parliament complex, will soon take over the entire security of the premises, three officials aware of the...
US House passes controversial surveillance bill on fourth attempt
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a controversial surveillance program, in a major step toward keeping a key element of the United States' foreign intelligence-gathering operation in place.
The House passed a...
Drug Dept mandates CCTV cameras, computerised billing in pharmacies
The Drugs and Food Control Organization J&K has asked all the pharma establishments to install CCTV cameras and adopt computerised billing systems. The Drug Department in an order said that the Apex Committee constituted...
Next Gen scanners halve security waits at London city airport in a year
Security wait times at London City airport have halved, on average, over the past year after the airport became one of the first in the UK to complete its transition to new CT security...
Over 80,000 CCTV cameras installed in Kabul
Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesperson for the ministry of Interiors in Afghanistan has said that over 80,000 CCTv cameras have been installed in Kabul. He said that these cameras have helped prevent numerous...
Centralised surveillance recording in police stations will help check excesses
CCTV cameras from police stations in Chennai will be connected to a central network for improved monitoring and collection of evidence, besides greater accountability. In subsequent phases, cameras from police stations across the state...
MeitY issues advisory on CCTV security, asks ministries to avoid suppliers with past breaches
The information technology (IT) ministry has advised government departments and ministries to avoid procuring equipment from suppliers who have a history of security and data breaches. The move comes after the government observed cybersecurity...
Leaked documents reveal details on Russia’s upcoming surveillance system
The Kremlin is spending millions of dollars on facial recognition-powered surveillance that can track its citizens. A new cache of leaked documents has now revealed the extent of involvement of biometrics companies such as...

















