TALLAHASSEE — Diop Kamau’s home in a leafy, gated community just north of town is not easy to find — for good reason. For more than two decades, the 52-year-old former Hawthorne, Calif., police officer has made a living embarrassing cops with a video camera. Stung by the rough treatment of his father during a… Read more >>

Security systems are increasingly being purchased as a package alongside utilities such as lighting and heating systems, which is a clear trend toward the integration of multiple technologies. The growing trend toward technology integration and interoperability is emerging as one of the biggest driving forces for the video surveillance market. This is especially true in… Read more >>

Video surveillance in the workplace is a very important factor when it comes to employers’ security and the employees’ privacy. Read on to know more on workplace video surveillance. Setting up Video Surveillance in a Workplace The concept of video surveillance in the workplace has been under much discussion lately. It is a topic that… Read more >>

TOLEDO, Ohio – Demonstrating its commitment to security and serving as an example for other airports to follow, Toledo Express Airport, Toledo, OH, unveiled its new biometric security system, which accurately verifies the identity of an individual by the unique physical characteristics of his or her hand. With the new system, Toledo Express is the… Read more >>

The term “transportation surveillance technology” may have a sinister ring to it, but this sector is, according to one of its leading advocates, a UK “national treasure”. Governing authorities the world over have implemented CCTV and lately IP based Video Surveillance to great benefit. Research has shown that such systems bring about significant reduction in… Read more >>

Decades ago, answering 911 calls was a fairly straightforward process: Citizens who were in trouble dialed the emergency number from land line phones, and local police, fire and medical teams responded. That’s what 911 systems were created for. But these analog systems — some built half a century ago — have been left behind by… Read more >>

California and Sprint have officially joined forces to spearhead the nation’s first mass mobile alert system, which means warnings about terrorist attacks, wildfires, hurricanes, school shootings and other emergency situations could soon be at citizens’ fingertips. The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and Sprint announced Tuesday, Aug. 24, plans to deploy the Commercial Mobile… Read more >>

An 87-year-old man from Florida can testify that home security systems actually work and catch criminals. He has his monitoring system and police to thank for his safety and rescue from three burglars. The elderly man had been a victim of burglars twice already, and he decided it was time to have some home security…. Read more >>

California may become the first state to use advertising on citizens’ vehicles to help pay its bills. Although the technical details, among others, still need to be nailed down, the Golden State is looking into ad-enabled digital license plates as a way to potentially drive down the state’s $19 billion deficit. The state Assembly is… Read more >>

When worries about H1N1 flu spread across the U.S. in 2009, New York City’s public school system was of particular concern. Thousands of students were afflicted with suspected H1N1 cases, which caused alarm among health officials who thought the virus could spread and set off a citywide epidemic. So in October that year, the New… Read more >>