Tag: CCTV
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When the police used ANPR data to study Khan and Uddin’s movements, they uncovered another surprise: the duo hadn’t travelled alone. Officers dug into the national database using a technique called “convoy analysis.” First, every record of Khan and Uddin’s car trip was recalled from the system. Then another set of plate numbers was generated:…
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bylinebeat: Goodbye, anonymity: Latest surveillance tech can search up to 36 million faces per second Welcome to the next generation in surveillance technology. A Japanese company, Hitachi Kokusai Electric, has unveiled a novel surveillance camera that is able to capture a face and search up to 36 million faces in one second for a similar…
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Early mobile app for tracking surveillance cameras in NYC. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
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In fact, while much effort has been expended on analysing video surveillance as a tool of social sorting, there is a current lack of research regarding the spatial logics and characteristics of CCTV. Before targeting specific social groups or individuals, the installation points of the cameras, their technical features (zoom, angle of vision, etc.), their…
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This video, a trailer for Faceless, a 2007 film by artist Manu Luksch, comes courtesy of a recent conversation with Darius Cuplinskas of OSF. It counterpoints Respectful Cameras, the Ken Goldberg one I posted a couple of weeks ago quite nicely, I think. Here’s a PDF and more details about the concept behind and making of the film,…
Sameer Padania 