Surveillance

Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner and it most usually refers to observation of individuals or groups by government organizations. Find surveillance solutions here.

Student designs facial recognition surveillance system to deter intruders

Jun 24, 2013, 4:40 pm EDT

A product design student from Middlesex University has developed a unique security system which mimics a human eye and uses facial…

Increasing demand for video surveillance driving global VSaaS market: report

Jun 21, 2013, 5:10 pm EDT

According to a new research report, the global video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) market is expected to grow at…

Budget amendment could see Ohio casinos equipped with facial recognition

Jun 18, 2013, 2:11 pm EDT

Under an amendment recently added to the proposed Ohio state budget, facial recognition cameras would be allowed at casinos in…

U.S. denies it operates illegal internet surveillance program

Jun 11, 2013, 12:14 pm EDT

The United States Government has denied that it operates a surveillance program with direct access to Google, Facebook, Apple and other…

Explainer: Hand Geometry Recognition

Jun 20, 2012, 11:36 am EDT

Hand geometry recognition is the longest implemented biometric type, debuting in the market in the late 1980s. The systems are…

Explainer: Face Recognition

Jun 20, 2012, 11:28 am EDT

Humans often use faces to recognize individuals and advancements in computing capability over the past few decades now enable similar…

Glossary of Biometric Terms and Technique Classifications

Jun 7, 2013, 2:56 pm EDT

BiometricUpdate.com has developed a fully cross-referenced glossary of technical terms concerning biometric technology. We understand that the language of biometrics…