Archive for April 30th, 2008

Little Brother

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Hey, all. Justine and I are fresh off the boat back from Europe. Our Atlantic crossing was wild and wonderful (force 11 winds! tuxedo wearing!), but I’m so far behind blogging-wise that tales of the sea will have to wait. There are Zeppelin rides to blog, after ...

SURVEILLANCE SHOWCASE

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Vumii, a maker of long-range, day/night surveillance camera systems, has developed new software that manages and aims multiple pan-tilt-zoom cameras, and generates a virtual view from the combined feeds. … Read the rest of this great post here

The leading wholesale distributor of Video Surveillance, Cou

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

KJB Security Products is the leading wholesale distributor of Video Surveillance, Telephone Security, Personal Protection products and more. Read the rest of this great post here

DOJ criminal chief Fisher quits

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Andrew Zajac The turnover in the Justice Department’s executive suites continues. This afternoon it’s Alice Fisher, head of the criminal division, who announced she’s leaving, effective May 23. Departures are expected in the waning days of a lame duck administration, but they began earlier and have been ...

Week 9 - Surveillance

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Well after this mornings discussion and this weeks readings im kinda understanding why our generation is not to fazed by surveillance. In the reading there was a discussion about George Orwell’s novel ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ all about … Read the rest of this great post here

Terrorism: Telecoms and secret surveillance

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Telecoms and the Bush administration talked about how to keep their surveillance program under wraps. Read the rest of this great post here

Re: UK to outlaw posession of “violent” porn

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

they’re leaving us in the dust, actually. especially when it comes to a surveillance society. Read the rest of this great post here

Awesomeness @ Out.com + Parker Posey extras

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Photo: Getty Images Awesome things over at Out.com I have been remiss in not pointing you towards: > An excerpt from Torchwood star and Out cover boy John Barrowman’s autobiography, out in the US this week. > A Q&A with the reclusive Portishead, back ...

Spies like us?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

A rare and sophisticated surveillance device, for use by the KGB, using a KMZ Quarz 1×8S-2 Super-8 movie camera as a disguise for an F-21 Electronic “Nailon” miniature clockwork mechanized spy camera. From USSRPhoto.com [thanks Thierry] Read the rest of this great post here

Wiretaps Up by 20 Percent in 2007

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

According to the 2007 Wiretap report, federal and state courts issued 2,208 orders for the interception of wire, oral or electronic communications in 2007, compared to 1,839 in 2006. (Press release.) As in 2006, no applications for wiretap authorizations were denied by either state or federal courts. ...