Mix of private and police security for Hyderabad metro rail
Hyderabad Metro Rail authorities have requested Director General of Police M. Mahender Reddy on Tuesday to immediately provide 546 security personnel from experienced private agencies to man the inaugural 30 km route and 24...
Austin Police in USA launch program to monitor Private Security Cameras
The Austin Police Department (APD) in United States is launching a new program that allows businesses to register their security cameras and allow police access to video feeds. The Downtown Austin Alliance recently hosted...
Government starts process to procure CCTV cameras for buses in Delhi
The Delhi government has started the process of procuring CCTV cameras for all buses run by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and under the cluster scheme. In June, the Delhi Cabinet had approved the...
Drone drops leaflets over football stadiums, raising security concerns
A drone operator was arrested recently for allegedly flying a small aircraft over two football stadiums in California, prompting an investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement. The suspect, who was not...
Delhi most unsafe city, tops crime chart among 19 major Indian cities
Delhi recorded 23 criminal cases every hour last year, a 15% jump from 2015, making the national capital the most unsafe of all metropolitan cities in India, official data released show. The National Crime...
Boston Police seek to catalog private security cameras
Boston Police have begun reaching out to residents and merchants in Dorchester’s District C-11 to compile a comprehensive list of private cameras that will be used to collect evidence in the aftermath of crimes...
Videocon arm V-Con plans to boost CCTV sales
V-Con, an arm of the Videocon Group, is aiming to become one of the top three players in the close circuit television (CCTV) market, according to a top executive. V-Con had recently forayed into...
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Mass surveillance: New law must be put to public vote, say Dutch citizens.
The Netherlands is set to have a national referendum about new mass-surveillance legislation, after opponents of the 'dragnet law', or Sleepwet, secured enough signatures to demand a poll. Under Dutch law, the government has...
NSG commandos may be trained to counter lone wolf Islamic State attack on Kumbh...
The National Security Guard (NSG) is planning to train their commandos exclusively to deal with lone wolf terror attacks using vehicles at public places. The elite security force has taken this decision in the...

















