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Growing interest in autonomous undersea vehicles
UAVs are already widely used by the military, homeland security, and, increasdigly, law enforcement; could AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) be far behind?
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In-Q-Tel invests in surveillance camera specialist
Surveillance camera technology is a big market, and the investment arm of the U.S. intelligence community wants to be involved
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U.S. Army considering use of RFID network partly owned by Hutchison
Except a storm on the Hill: The U.S. needs to track supplies going into Afghanistan and wants to use a commercial RFID network partially owned by Hutchison, a company blocked from buying a U.S. telecom on national security grounds
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Israel launches Ofek 7 spy satellite
Israel launches the latest in its Ofek spy satellite series, combining light weight — 660 lb — with cameras that can photograph objects “just a few centimetres in size.”
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Shortage of RFID-skilled lessens, but still a problem
There is a boom in the use of RFID technology, but the very radpidity of the technology’s proliferation has brought about shortage in skilled RFID-skilled technicians
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EU to proceed with public bailout of troubled Galileo
Galileo was supposed to showcase European technological prowess and public-private sector cooperation, but instead found itself hobbled by missed deadlines, bickering among technology giants, and bureaucratic infighting; the EC is rethinking its approach to the project
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Elbit wins UAV contract for Operation Watchkeeper
U.K. subsidiary of Israel’s leading non-government-owned defense company wins $110 million UAV project for the British military
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Affordable, downloadable navigation applications are coming
If millions of phones were to be equipped with cameras and navigation applications and E911, we would have an army of millions of forward spotters
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Surveillance software market estimated at $139 million
Frost and Sullivan provide a lengthy overview of the surveillance market
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Video Safety signs bus surveillance deal with MBTA
155 new Massachusetts Bay buses will receive full digital video coverage; networked system will allow live feeds to police cars
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Brazil's electronic security market posts 15 percent annual gains
A $1.1 billion market exists for those in the biometrics and CCTV game; Priel Metal Detector earns special attention
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Berkeley professor looks to anonymize CCTV coverage
Privacy advocates applaud this method of blocking out the faces of pedestrians
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FLIR shows new thermal imaging camera
Thermal imaging is becoming more popular for security and surveillance missions, and FLIR, a thermal imaging specialist, offers a new line of low-cost passive imaging systems
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Italian scandals launch a market for encypted phones
After a prince is caught talking about prostitutes and stolen slot machines, encryption companies find a new market among the rich, powerful, and beautiful
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Library confidentiality law stymies sharing of CCTV footage
Dirty old man may get away scot free after the Wisconsin attorney general rules that prosecutors need a warrant
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The long view
How DHS Laid the Groundwork for More Intelligence Abuse
I&A, the lead intelligence unit of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) —long plagued by politicized targeting, permissive rules, and a toxic culture —has undergone a transformation over the last two years. Spencer Reynolds writes that this effort falls short. “Ultimately, Congress must rein in I&A,” he adds.