Dutch police can access 200,000 private security cameras, campaign for more
Some 40,000 private security cameras have been added to the police surveillance network since September 2017, taking the total nationwide to 200,000, the Dutch police have confirmed. The cameras, owned by private individuals and...
DRDO develops first of its kind riot gear for women officers
Riot gear for women police personnel and paramilitary officers, taking into account their different bodily measurements has been designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the country’s agency tasked with the military’s...
Toyota’s new safety tech ‘Guardian’ can take over car when human driver becomes drowsy
Toyota Motor Corp’s automated safety technology “Guardian” will be available “in the 2020s,” Gill Pratt, Chief Executive Officer of the Toyota Research Institute, has said in Las Vegas. The model is more limited than...
Training van for security personnel launched
A special mobile training van equipped with TV set, CCTV camera, fire fighting equipment and other electronic gadgets to train the security personnel manning metro rail stations was launched by Hyderabad Metro Rail Managing...
Facewatch distributor launches partnership with Disque Denúncia for identifying fugitives
An agreement announced between Disque Denúncia in Rio and Facewatch Latin American distributor, Staff of Technology Solutions, will enable the state’s most dangerous criminals to be automatically recognised when they pass through facial recognition...
DRDO showcases vehicle-mounted laser dazzler for crowd control
A bullet-proof crowd control vehicle, developed by the Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC), a lab under the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), that can immobilise crowds of thousands by blinding their eyes a...
Mexico City’s new security strategy: 3 to 4-minute response times
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and police chief Jesús Orta Martínez have announced a new security strategy that is intended to reduce emergency response times to three or four minutes. The scheme, which also...
CCTV camera installation in DTC buses likely to be delayed
The CCTV installation in the DTC buses project is likely to get delayed as only two companies have come toward after the issuing of tenders. Sources said that out of estimated eight companies, the...
Artificial Intelligence for better crowd management at Kumbh Mela 2019
In a first, the 2019 Kumbh Mela - the largest religious gathering on earth - will witness the use of artificial intelligence for better crowd management this year. The 2019 Kumbh Mela will commence...
United Technologies puts brakes on selling Chubb Unit
United Technologies Corp. has halted the sale of its Chubb fire-safety and security business because of recent market volatility. The industrial conglomerate plans to instead focus on its portfolio separation plans, Bloomberg reports. UTC...


















