*surveillance*
February 6, 2004
the art of video sniffing
the art of video sniffing
from P2Pnet: The sport generally involves hacking up a standard 2.4GHz video receiver, equipping it with an external antenna connector, a long-lasting power supply and possibly an amplifier to boost its range. Hobbyists with more cash than soldering skills can...
December 23, 2003
public aware of location awareness
public aware of location awareness
location aware article via NYTimes: ...personal location devices are beginning to catch on, largely because cellular phones are increasingly coming with a built-in tether. A federal mandate that wireless carriers be able to locate callers who dial 911 automatically by...
November 4, 2003
Play with a Surveillance Camera
Play with a Surveillance Camera
This demo from Sony, of the SNCRZ30N Network Color Camera, lets users survey a midtown Manhattan street. You can zoom, pan, and tilt, and the quality is quite decent. More demos here. I downloaded the required Sony software (which worked...
October 20, 2003
Aggregated Surveillance Camera Resources
Aggregated Surveillance Camera Resources
This resource from Carnegie Mellon could prove useful with traffic information, weather, and other day-to-day info for commuters: The Camera Watch project is part of our Surveillance of Surveillances ( SOS) effort. We are constructing a repository of links to...
CCTV proves 'useless' in fight against shoplifting
Good example of how big brother has his work cut for him. From Sunday Herald, by Jenifer Johnston: In the controlled experiment dozens of thieves came away unchallenged and unrecorded in their efforts to take goods without paying for them...