Microsoft has launched software that can count the number of individuals in an enclosed area and the distance between them.
In a virtual event, Microsoft launched Ignite Saptial Analysis, which is intended to help video surveillance systems identify individuals …
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A New York University senior has been suspended indefinitely for attending a party that was in violation of the University’s Covid19 compliance rules. The student, whose identity has been withheld due to privacy concerns, is enrolled in virtual classes and …
Continue ReadingCasually browsing Instagram when suddenly the new iOS 14 camera/microphone indicator comes on. Then control panel ratted out the app behind it. This is going to change things. #iOS14 pic.twitter.com/EnTIRsqq3R
— KevDoy (@KevDoy) July 17, 2020
A lawsuit filed in …
The Chinese Communist Party has combined its Covid19 “track and trace” program with the country’s social credit score program.
The mark is now known as a person’s “civilization score” and depending on that score, citizens are placed into …
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A new study claims there may have been cases of Covid19 in Los Angeles as early as last December – months before the first cases in the U.S. were previously known.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 10 million patients …
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In a blow to 5G rollout, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit by ExteNet Systems, Inc. against the City of Cambridge, MA.
ExteNet is known as a “neutral host.” Neutral host providers build …
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Day 4 of the Victoria Police war on Facebook posts.pic.twitter.com/xj7M7t4H8W
— Keira Savage (@KeiraSavage00) September 4, 2020
Police in Melbourne, Australia, broke down the door to a home and arrested a man, for organizing a …
Boston Dynamics Robot Dog, “Spot,” is allowing doctors at a Massachusetts hospital to diagnose patients from over six feet away, they say.
An infrared camera mounted on the robot measures temperature and breathing rate, and can even do so …
Continue ReadingIreland-based Roqu Group has launched a pilot version of a health passport to help with tracking Covid19 testing. “Health Passport Ireland” is being billed as a way to help Ireland’s general public take safer steps “in our return to …
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Ride-hailing service Uber has announced passengers who have violated the company’s mask mandate will soon be required to take a selfie proving they are wearing a mask before ordering future trips.
Uber has required that both passengers and drivers …
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Apple and Google are preparing to roll out the second phase of their Covid19 contact-tracing system. This one will allow users to receive notifications about their exposure to Covid-positive people without needing to install a specific app.
The capability, …
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An Australian woman has been sentenced to 6 months in jail after violating a quarantine order for Covid19, reports say.
Asher Faye Vander Sanden, 28, had been permitted to fly home to Perth, Western Australia, where she was ordered to …
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Albion College, in Albion, MI, is looking to create a “Covid-bubble” on campus this term. The school is asking students to stay within a 4.5-mile perimeter for the entire semester. If a student leaves the campus for unauthorized reasons, an …
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The global video surveillance storage market is expected to grow by about 50% in just the next five years, reaching $10.2 billion in size by 2025. That according to Research and Markets, a market research firm.
The market, at …
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The Air Force will begin using “Throwbots,” reconnaissance micro robots that can capture audio and video feeds for base security missions.
Airmen of the 96th Security Forces Squadron (96th SFS), at Eglin Air Force Base, located in Florida, were supplied …
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The county of Lincolnshire in the UK has received funding to test pilot new surveillance technology that can search for and identify people wearing hats or glasses, among other characteristics.
The technology can also identify certain moods and facial …
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A bald eagle attacked a Phantom 4 Pro Advanced quodcopter drone, Michigan state officials said yesterday, sending it crashing to Lake Michigan below. The incident took place on July 21, officials said.
The eagle attacked the machine, “tearing off …
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