Send more IPS officers to Centre to end ‘acute shortage’, Modi govt tells states
The Modi government has flagged the problem of states not sparing officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS) for central deputation, and asked chief...
Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools
Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate...
Seoul replaces street lamps, traffic lights, and CCTV with ‘Smart Poles’
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has said that the city had set up ‘smart poles’, which function as street lamps, traffic lights, Wi-Fi base stations,...
ASIS New Delhi Chapter holds security meet
With an objective to expand the footprint of ASIS International in North India, under the aegis of ARVP North, Region 13A, the Chapter Executive...
Singapore eyes more cameras, technology to boost law enforcement
Singapore is looking to expand its use of cameras and technology to better support law enforcers and first responders. These include plans to tap...
Mumbai’s 2020 power outage could have been cyber sabotage
A power failure that crippled India's financial capital of Mumbai in western Maharashtra state last year could have been a case of cyber sabotage,...
Facial recognition under scrutiny as Clearview AI’s practices ruled illegal in Canada
Canadian authorities have deemed Clearview AI’s facial recognition practices a “clear violation of the privacy rights of Canadians”, as the use of the technology...
MCG to acquire 100-metre hydraulic ladder for fire safety
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved a proposal by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to use its funds to procure a...
Over 700 hospitals, nursing homes in Mumbai flouting fire safety norms: BMC audit
The fire audit conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has found lapses in fire safety norms in around 701 hospitals and nursing homes...
Mumbai: 50,000 CCTV cameras installed in private premises in 2 months
As an ambitious government project to get over 12,000 CCTV cameras for Mumbai crawls through an atrophied bureaucracy, city police chief Param Bir Singh...
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Australia boosts maritime surveillance with drones, aircraft upgrades
Australia will spend A$1.5 billion ($966 million) to boost maritime surveillance of its northern approaches, buying more long range drone aircraft and upgrading Poseidon...
