German surveillance: Security trumps privacy as video bill passed
Public video surveillance appears set to become more commonplace in Germany after the lower house of parliament approved a package of new measures. Security...
Maharashtra to make self-certification of fire compliance mandatory
Maharashtra would soon enact its framework for appointing independent auditors for self-certification of electrical networks by building or flat owners. It would be mandatory...
Cabinet approves Amendments in Motor Vehicle Act 2016
The Cabinet has approved the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 that provides for linking of driving licence and vehicle registration with an Aadhaar-based platform...
UK MOD selects Smiths Detection for global contract
Smiths Detection has been awarded a new, multi-million pound contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide a wide range of aviation...
BSIA endorses the national surveillance camera strategy for England and Wales
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, has launched a national surveillance camera strategy for England and Wales, which has been endorsed by the British...
Videonetics & Cognitec Announce Technology Partnership
Videonetics, a leading provider of Intelligent Video Management, Video Analytics and Traffic Monitoring software, has announced its technology partnership with Cognitec Systems, a leading...
Electronic devices, banned in carry-on luggage for select US-bound flights
The US government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and most other electronics in...
CISF trains UP Police team for Lucknow Metro security
A 61-member team of Uttar Pradesh police officials is being trained by the CISF in acquiring some special skills for securing the Lucknow Metro....
Study claims locks are a more efficient solution than electronic security
A new study, which estimates the carbon footprint of burglary prevention measures, has found that the best options from both an environmental and security...
UIDAI launches new security feature to shield customer’s data
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new feature where users can lock and unlock their biometric details. This specific feature will...
