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.
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.
Software which links ordinary mobile phones into a smart camera surveillance network has been developed by Swiss researchers.
EMC has launched a new packaged solution that takes advantage of one of the key benefits of storage systems -- their flexibility.
Privacy watchdogs are pointing to the Super Bowl as the first massive example of biometrics abuse, warning that it could usher in an era where people's every move is tracked, from visits to the grocery store to auto travel.
Now there's a way law enforcement agents can read data displayed on a user's computer monitor, even when they can't see the screen. All they need is a special light detector and lab hardware. Are your secrets being unveiled?
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Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.
If you can't prevent users from abusing their workstation, you can at least track what they're doing with utilities such as User Logger 2.9.
Employers should avoid possible affront to employee dignity, as well as the negative health effects associated with e-mail surveillance, argues Michael Gadiel from the Labor Council of NSW.
This is an intelligent day/night network mini-dome camera that offers a good range of features for its price.
If you still harbour childhood fantasies about secret surveillance and James Bond-type spying, you’ll love Swann Communications tiny new SpyCam camera.
Electronics giant Sony has announced new software that will allow Aibo owners to control the robot dog via e-mail commands.
Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.
It is hard not to fall in love with the latest Webcam from Logitech - the QuickCam Pro 3000. Covered in stylish grey and silver, this sleek and futuristic-looking camera simply exudes a charm that is difficult to resist.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, expresses what innovation means to him in different areas, such as their PayWave … Watch it now
Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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Over the last decade the art of maintaining the datacentre of a large organisation has evolved into an art form.
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