surveillance

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg's draft CCTV by-law under scrutiny

    Joburg's draft CCTV by-law under scrutiny Anti-crime activists and private security companies have warned that a new City of Johannesburg (CoJ) draft by-law for private CCTV cameras facing public areas will harm community-driven crime-fighting. The by-law requires that people and companies...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gauteng gets "Eye-in-the-Sky" for festive season crime battle

    Gauteng gets "Eye-in-the-Sky" for festive season crime battle An aircraft equipped with advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) technology is being deployed to combat crime in Gauteng this festive season, Rapport reports. Starting on Wednesday, 11 December 2024, an...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Court rejects TikTok's bid to delay US ban from January

    Court rejects TikTok's bid to delay US ban from January TikTok faces a US ban next month after an appeals court declined to pause the measure, which takes effect if the popular video-sharing app isn’t sold by its China-based parent ByteDance Ltd. The company’s request for the pause came after...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Rogue intelligence abusing South Africa's spy laws

    Rogue intelligence abusing South Africa's spy laws South Africa’s security laws, which are meant to govern the conduct of covert activities by intelligence agencies and oversight mechanisms, are open to abuse by rogue intelligence operatives and politicians. But weaknesses have been exploited...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vumacam and NAVIC join forces to combat crime

    Vumacam and NAVIC join forces to combat crime Vumacam is forming an alliance with cloud vehicle intelligence company NAVIC to expand the coverage and impact of the SafeCity initiative across South Africa. To date, the initiative has been powered only by Vumacam technology and cameras.
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Amazon killing feature that allowed police to ask for Ring camera footage

    Amazon killing feature that allowed police to ask for Ring camera footage Amazon.com Inc.’s Ring home doorbell unit says it will stop letting police departments request footage from users’ video doorbells and surveillance cameras, retreating from a practice that was criticised by civil...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Justice Department publishes RICA amendments

    Justice Department publishes RICA amendments The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published a summary of amendments to the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information (RICA) Bill. RICA is South Africa's legal...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cele may have lied to Parliament about his involvement in illegal spying equipment transaction

    Cele may have lied to Parliament about his involvement in illegal spying equipment transaction South African police minister Bheki Cele may have lied to Parliament when he denied his involvement in the illegal procurement of phone call interception and surveillance equipment, City Press...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Video shows US F-22 shooting down Chinese spy balloon

    Video shows US F-22 shooting down Chinese spy balloon After floating over the US for days, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon has been shot down. But aftershocks from the saga continue to reverberate, with planned talks for the nations’ top diplomats derailed and new tensions injected...
  10. J

    Can anyone recommend a good Wireless Security Camera?

    Hey guys, Ive been looking for some good but not bank-breaking wireless security cameras, need IR/Night Vision due to them going outside. Currently looking at this product https://www.takealot.com/andowl-q-s4-full-hd-4k-wireless-smart-camera-waterproof-outdoor-/PLID71639677 not sure if anyone...
  11. georgelza

    PoE based cameras for Surveillance

    Hi guys What cameras are you using, PoE based and what software are you using with them? G
  12. Eniigma

    South Africa, UK Acknowledge Mass Surveillance By Tapping Undersea Internet Cables

    Didn't think the gov had the skills. Story borrowed from here : https://yro.slashdot.org/story/19/09/06/2334211/south-africa-uk-acknowledge-mass-surveillance-by-tapping-undersea-internet-cables
  13. J

    Chinese mass surveillance more advanced than previously thought

    Chinese mass surveillance more advanced than previously thought A mobile app used by police to track citizens in China’s far west region of Xinjiang shows how some of the country’s biggest technology companies are linked to a mass surveillance system that is more sophisticated than previously...
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    UK passes controversial surveillance bill

    UK passes controversial surveillance bill The Investigatory Powers Bill has become an Act in the UK’s Parliament.
  15. H

    Google position

    Hi I would like some feed back on my website. What number in google.co.za did you find my website. when i try i always find my page at number 2 - 12. please post back with your number search for "cctv durban" www.homeandsecure.co.za any other recomendations always welcome :)
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    Obama changes spying rules

    Obama changes spying rules The United States issued new rules Tuesday limiting spying on foreign citizens
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    Mobile networks track speedboat-riding terrorists

    Mobile networks track speedboat-riding terrorists Scientists in Germany have developed a surveillance system for coastal areas and ports using mobile telephone network signals
  18. Kevin Lancaster

    Britain to rush through telecoms legislation

    Britain to pass access to telecoms information legislation Britain said it would rush through emergency legislation to force telecoms companies to retain customers’ data for a year
  19. jes

    Reset the Net: take back your online privacy

    Reset the Net: take back your online privacy Asking that governments respect our online privacy is not enough, argues Reset the Net. We need to take it back.
  20. entrepr

    Snowden using TAILs to beat the NSA with Anonymous Encrypted Messaging

    I came across this article today about how Snowden used a version of Linux tailored for anonymous messaging http://www.wired.com/2014/04/tails/ Seems like it was created by the navy but had the NSA beat - so much so that Snowden knew they could not crack it and was confident using it...
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