Update on General: Concealed Bomb Detection Criticism Examined
Posted on Nov 03, 2009
Excerpt: "Detecting concealed bombs with video surveillance or analytics is fairly infeasible as video can only detect what it can see. As such, various bomb detection..."
Other Updates on General
Will Webcam Surveillance Cause Privacy Concerns?
on Feb 22, 2010
In the future, there will almost certainly be more webcams in laptops and smartphones than their ...
150 Booths Still Available for ISC West
on Feb 08, 2010
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What Makes an Analyst Independent?
on Feb 06, 2010
Those who make recommendations on products need to be independent of those who develop them. We a...
Is SourceSecurity.com the Biggest Security Website Globally?
on Feb 03, 2010
SourceSecurity.com claims to be the highest trafficked website in the security industry but no on...
iPad Use for Video Surveillance Examined
on Jan 28, 2010
We believe the Apple iPad will be useful for video surveillance applications. The Apple iPad (see...
US - Mexico Border Boeing Security Systems Failure Examined
on Jan 14, 2010
At the US border with Mexico a billion USD has been spent on underground sensors, long range rada...
Conference Attendence Continue to Drop
on Jan 14, 2010
SSN is reporting that conference attendees to the US ISC East trade show continue to drop precipi...
Will Military Drones Provide a Boost for Intelligent Video?
on Jan 10, 2010
A January 2010 New York Times article examines the severe problem the US military is having analy...
Should We Allow Some Potential Terrorist Acts?
on Jan 07, 2010
While terrorism certainly drives the surveillance business, a growing and influential trend sugge...
Hollywood's Negative Impact on Using Video Surveillance
on Dec 30, 2009
Hollywood's amazingly inaccurate use of video surveillance is a frequent source of both frustrati...
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on Mar 11, 2010
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