Councils and police using dubious CCTV surveillance
Story link: Councils and police using dubious CCTV surveillance by Alan Harten
An official report states that local authorities are spying on minor offenders even though they are banned by law from doing so.
Since 2003 undercover methods have been permissible only to investigate those who are suspected to be breaking criminal law, but the chief surveillance commissioner warned that there was ‘significant concern’ that local authorities may [...]
CCTV to watch over fish catches
Story link: CCTV to watch over fish catches by Alan Harten
Soon CCTV may help prevent the dumping of extra fish back into the ocean, due to a new effort by the Fishery Department to catch fisherman who exceed their EU fishing quota.
CCTV monitoring systems will be installed to watch over seven skippers next month in an effort to reduce the amount of fish that are [...]
The school toilet CCTV debate
Story link: The school toilet CCTV debate by Alan Harten
Currently controversy is raging over the use of CCTV to protect toilet blocks in schools with an invasion of privacy versus vandal protection at the core of the debate.
Director of the human rights organization Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, said that CCTV in children’s bathrooms simply prepares children for an early introduction to privacy invasion.
Chakrabarti [...]
Should ‘Big Brother’ enter the classroom?
Story link: Should ‘Big Brother’ enter the classroom? by Jan Harris
Stockwell Park High School in south London is the latest school to install CCTV cameras in an effort to improve safety.
CCTV is commonly used to monitor school premises, but there seems to be a growing trend for it to be used in the classroom, as well as being used externally and to monitor entrances [...]
Pensee announces PTZ Speed Dome Camera
Story link: Pensee announces PTZ Speed Dome Camera by Jan Harris
China-based Pensee Group has announced a vandalproof, synchronous focus PTZ speed dome camera, the PDS-320FZA.
The camera offers 360 degree endless rotation from left to right and 90 degrees from top to bottom.
It features a 4-9mm 1.3 mega pixel auto focus lens imported from Japan, and offers 128 preset positions, including 36 for special [...]