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News (59)

• Is your mobile phone watching you?

  Software which links ordinary mobile phones into a smart camera surveillance network has been developed by Swiss researchers.

• NSW Police ask public to be cameraphone cops

  NSW Police Minister, David Campbell, has revealed details of a new project encouraging citizens to capture video and photographic evidence of crimes on their phones and upload it over the Web to law enforcement agencies.

• Face the facts on surveillance

  New technology can mean an end to old liberties and there's little we can do to stop the surveillance state. But maybe we can turn the cameras on the watchers.

• Qld to build Wi-Fi into trains

  The Queensland Government has outlined plans to offer a Wi-Fi service on the state's trains as part of a roll-out of real-time security monitoring technology.

• Number plate cameras signal auto peep show

  CrimTrac, the federal government's criminal information and intelligence agency will be taking the initial steps towards developing a national automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system for to capture the vehicle details of suspects and citizens alike.

Features and Case Studies (12)

• PGP creator: Surveillance must be curbed

  Phil Zimmermann, the creator of the Pretty Good Privacy encryption tool, says that widespread surveillance is leading us into an Orwellian future.

• Moore's law 'is biggest threat to privacy'

  Phil Zimmermann, the man who created the PGP encryption product, believes that Moore's Law and surveillance cameras make for a particularly dangerous cocktail.

• 10 critical physical security measures

  When it comes to IT security, physical security is the foundation for our overall strategy. We take a look at 10 of the most essential security measures you should implement now, if you haven't already done so.

• A new day for business security

  Today's systems increasingly blend the digital and the physical -- and the convergence is spawning industry alliances that might have seemed unusual in the past.

• Photo Gallery: CeBIT people

  A look at some of the people and stands from CeBIT 2006.

Reviews (12)

• Made for Spying

  If you still harbour childhood fantasies about secret surveillance and James Bond-type spying, you'll love Swann Communications tiny new SpyCam camera.

• Sony SNC-DF80P

  This is an intelligent day/night network mini-dome camera that offers a good range of features for its price.

• Synology DS209+ NAS Server

  Although it's expensive and requires networking experience to use, the Synology DS209+ offers excellent throughput and nearly all the features you're likely to need in a small-business NAS server.

• QNAP TS-509 Pro

  The QNAP TS-509 Pro comes highly recommended it's a flexible NAS with an interface that's gaining usability as time goes on.

• Synology DS209

  The Synology DS209 is an excellent little unit, with a more complex than necessary set up routine. Still for those looking for a highly featured, high performing NAS with an easy to use and flashy menu, it's certainly a compelling choice.

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