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SECURITY EXPERT'S COMMENT ON THE BAN OF THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION

Re today's vote in San Francisco to ban on the use of facial recognition technologies in law enforcement, some background from Michael Magrath, Director, Global Regulations & Standards, OneSpan: The intent of the law is to ban the use of biometrics for surveillance activities primarily by law enforcement. The ban targets those entities using facial recognition without permission, and is limited to business conducted for the City of San Francisco either by law enforcement or city agencies.

: SECURITY EXPERT; Talking Point; Posted On Monday, 20 May 2019 12:56

Local authorities take advantage of new access control technologies

Responsible for the safety and security of a huge number of public facilities, including leisure centres, libraries and event spaces, local authorities are increasingly looking for ways to improve security, while also streamlining the security management process.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 20 May 2019 12:43

Drones: the new weapon to combat fly-tippers and unauthorised travellers sites

Deploying drones has enabled a security firm to help a FTSE 100 Estates Manager close down an extensive illegal fly-tipping operation, run by travellers with 20 caravans on the site.

The use of an ‘Eye in the sky' provided the evidence and the pressure that forced the travellers to halt their operation, next to a major Tesco Extra store in Kingston upon Thames.

In recent months, several Tesco stores have had to close at night for security when unauthorised caravans had occupied their car parks, with the additional costs of tens of thousands of pounds to clean up the area after the travellers had moved out.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Thursday, 16 May 2019 11:19

TDSi Provides awareness Day and raining in Dubai

Poole: Integrated security manufacturer TDSi completed an Awareness Day and training event in Dubai this month for local systems integrators, as part of the company’s commitment to partner training across the region and worldwide.