5 UP jails to turn into high-security prisons

Five jails in Uttar Pradesh will be converted into high-security prisons. The jails selected for the upgradation are in Lucknow,…

Delhi's prisons to get over 6,000 CCTVs by April end

With an objective to appropriately increase surveillance, the Delhi Prisons department is on its way to successfully install…

Drone surveillance at Pune railway station ready to roll

Suspicious movement and illegal crossing of the railway tracks at the Pune railway station will now be monitored by two drones…

Politicians voice privacy concerns about US border remote video surveillance plans

Proposals to erect a series of remote video surveillance towers on the US-Canadian border have come under attack from state…

Florida Air Force base testing robotic security dogs

The Air Force is testing robot dogs to add security to military installations with the first set now deployed at Tyndall Air…

Indian Railways to gradually proliferate CCTV and PAPIS in more coaches

The country's national transporter Indian Railways in its endeavour is gradually proliferating CCTV and PAPIS in more coaches in…

BSIA launches ethical guide to automated face recognition

The British Security Industry Associations (BSIA) video surveillance section has launched an ethical and legal use guide for…

Frost & Sullivan forecasts $13.63 billion airport security market

Frost & Sullivan believes that the global airport security market will double in the next decade. The firms latest report…

Now people in Bhubaneswar can report street crimes via WhatsApp

Amid rising cases of snatching in the Capital city, Bhubaneswar police has launched a WhatsApp number to receive information from…

GMDA to install facial recognition cameras at 10 busy points

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has decided to install facial recognition cameras at 10 busy points in the…

India to soon allow CCTV cameras meeting BIS norms to be used at airports

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has started the process to accept Indian BIS standards for key equipment used at…

Fraser Sampson appointed as Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner in new combined role

The Home Secretary has appointed Fraser Sampson as the UKs new independent Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. The…