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Police in Macau conducts Extensive Facial Recognition and ANPR Camera test

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Macau police have announced plans for a facial and object recognition trial that leverages the city’s extensive network of CCTV surveillance cameras, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Fifty cameras will be selected for the facial recognition test, while another 50 will be selected for license plate recognition. The cameras are being […]

Cameras hoped to deter Hartlepool theft and vandalism

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CCTV cameras will be installed in eight locations across Hartlepool, as part of the council’s plans to increase surveillance and deter crime. One camera will be installed at Ward Jackson Park, after play equipment was stolen. Another will be located close to the bowls club and coach house near Blakelock Road, and one more will […]

CCTV to save cemetery desecration

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A Perth cemetery suffered a theft recently, when an unknown perpetrator stole flowers and decorations from the grave of a baby. Now the mother, Danielle Townsley Brown (32), has launched a campaign and a petition to get CCTV surveillance installed in the cemetery. She said: “Last Wednesday when I went up to Lexi’s grave the […]

Facial recognition CCTV systems to be rolled out across London’s latest upmarket developments

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Facial recognition CCTV systems are set to be rolled out across some of London’s latest upmarket developments, including the Kings Cross estate, where Google is planning a major campus and Canary Wharf Group, whose 39-hectare estate hosts major global financial institutions, such as Barclays and Citigroup, a recent news report has been able to suggest. […]

CCTV Systems in Aberdeen set to undergo £1.5 million upgrade programme

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The CCTV systems in Aberdeen are set to undergo a massive a £1.5 million upgrade programme in an attempt to significantly reduce the level of crime in the city, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Under the terms of the project, Aberdeen City Council’s cameras and those belonging […]

CCTV Surveillance Camera Market set to Grow by 9.3% in 2019

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The CCTV Surveillance Camera Market is set to expand by 9.3% in 2019 to $19.9 billion driven by demand for improvements in security, public safety and business intelligence, a recent market research report by IHS Markit has been able to suggest. This development follows 9.3% growth in 2017 and an 8.7% expansion in 2018. This […]

European Data Protection Board releases New GDPR Guidelines on CCTV Surveillance

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The European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’), which was established just over a year ago with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’), has recently made available for public consultation its Guidelines on the processing of personal data through video devices (‘the Guidelines’), which includes not just CCTV, but also dashcams, private security cameras […]

UK Home Secretary backs use of facial recognition CCTV cameras

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The UK Home Secretary, Sajid David, has backed the use of facial recognition CCTV cameras to identify suspects in public spaces, a news report has been able to suggest. Police facial recognition cameras have been trialled at events such as football matches, festivals and parades. High-definition cameras detect faces and compare them with existing police […]

300 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras to be deployed across Leeds

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As part of its efforts to reduce pollution and create a Clean Air Zone (CAZ), Leeds City Council has begun to install automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras for monitoring and area enforcement, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Although the actual date when the CAZ will become operational has been delayed, […]

CCTV system set to be deployed in Bungay town centre

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A new CCTV system is set to be deployed Bungay town centre later this year, as police figures reveal a spike in anti-social behaviour, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Following advice from Suffolk Police, nearby towns and experts in planning and enforcement, 13 security cameras will be […]