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The infamous John McAfee has lambasted the US government as being so technologically “illiterate” and so incompetent at protecting the country’s digital assets that...
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Fast Draw – Abu Mazen’s UN speech
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Technology Enables Control of Robots from Great Distances
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Big Data Revives Crime Prevention
In simpler times, policing was about maintaining presence in a community. A local cop could know everyone and everything in his neighbourhood. And that’s...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – March 17th 2015
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In this weekly Video report (March 17th 2015):
Converted Prop Guns Are Assassins’ Weapon of Choice
Robot Firefighter Puts Out Its...
FAA May Hijack Careless Drones
The problem once again arises - how can the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) manage the danger of drones flying too close to commercial flights...
Drones evaluated in Australia for fighting bush fires
The Australian Rural Fire Service (RFS) is carrying out trials this fire season with "spy in the sky" unmanned aircraft and drones to evaluate...
Campcopter Returns To Refugee Rescue Support
For the third year running, Vienna-based Schiebel Group’s CAMCOPTER S-100 will be providing substantial support operations for the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) project,...
Our Sense of Smell May Be the New Way to Identify...
For millennia humans have relied on dogs for security. Their keen sense of smell provided protection around the ancient campfire and alerted to intruders...
Cyber: closer US-Israeli cooperation
Increasing cyber threats worldwide have been posing a menace to numerous sectors. It seems the global perplexion knowns no bounds when it comes to...
Flying Cameras?
A United Nations panel on technological development has called for peacekeeping missions to be equipped with unmanned drones to survey conflict zones. Despite the...
1,282 People From State Sponsors of Terror Overstayed Visas
A recent US Department of Homeland Security report on visa entry/exit overstays for fiscal year 2015 highlights glaring deficiencies in enforcement, with 1,282 individuals...
Video Analytics As Power Multiplier For Security Services
As time passes, Video Analytics capabilities in investigations carried out by security services turn from a luxury to necessity. Citizens expect the government to...
Enhancing Situational Awareness in Emergency
A new project will develop and implement a system to facilitate the coordination among responders and improve civil emergency management during natural disasters across...
“Killer robots” are here – shall we let them operate?
Killer robots are here: in the air, at sea and on the ground. The looming question is whether we should let them do that...
Future of Intelligence-Led Policing is Already Here
A new police system is now trialled by the UK police. At the cutting edge of intelligence-led policing, VALCRI is a semi-automated analysis system...
Greece Wants Israeli Drones
The Greek government is currently in talks with Israeli companies regarding the acquisition of unmanned aerial vehicles. According to sUAS Greek police is set...
Next Step in Video Content Understanding – Forecast and Recommendations
Innovative technologies in the intriguing video analytics field have been constantly improving the ability to understand and identify video content for various applications, in...
IoT Could Be Used To Spy On People
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American companies want to expand their use of UAVs
Will the U.S aviation authorities succumb to the pressure for a wide use of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) for commercial purposes?
For now, the US...
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