Transport for London has installed nearly two-thirds of the Ultra Low Emission Zone cameras set to be used for the ULEZ expansion across Greater London. The ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) charges drivers £12.50 (approximately 16 USD) per day if their car does not meet emissions standards. That means that drivers in London would have […]
French lawmakers passed a measure that allows police to remotely activate the phone cameras, microphones, and geolocation of criminal suspects without their knowledge, on the heels of ongoing protests in the country. Under the “justice reform bill,” police will be able to activate the phones, laptops, cars, and other connected electronics of criminal suspects, French […]
Journalists covering former President Donald Trump’s upcoming arraignment in Miami are banned from bringing cellphones and other electronic equipment into the courtroom, the chief district judge of the Florida federal court ruled on June 12, shortly after a separate judge ruled that the case will not be televised. The ban covers all news reporters and other members of […]
“The World’s Most Famous Arena” is under fire for using facial recognition technology for kicking out some people it didn’t like. State lawmakers say that it’s problematic because it’s discriminatory and could hurt free speech. Lawyers have been banned from entering Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall events because of being involved in […]
Thousands of nurses walk out in a dispute over pay. Union leaders warn strikes will escalate without more government engagement. Cameras that will monitor how often Oxford residents drive through certain parts of the city are causing controversy. We look at London’s Shard, which is displaying some of the world’s highest Christmas lights.
The UK government has told its departments to stop installing CCTV cameras made by Chinese companies on “sensitive sites.” A review has found that additional controls are needed because of security concerns. The policy applies to firms that are required by law to cooperate with Beijing’s security services.
Cameras at the vote counting facility in a Nevada county still counting midterm election votes stopped broadcasting overnight, officials said on Nov. 10. The livestream computer application that provides the feeds “lost connection with” the cameras at 11:24 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Bethany Drysdale, a spokesperson for Washoe County. All staff members left for […]
BOISE, Idaho—A judge told attorneys in a high-profile triple murder case that he’s worried broad news coverage could make it harder to seat a jury when the trial begins months from now. “You’ve named off 35 major media organizations, which tells me that there is huge interest in putting all the information out to as […]
In a televised first, cameras were allowed inside a court on Thursday, showing a judge sentencing a young man for stabbing his grandfather to death. Judge Sarah Munro sentenced 25-year-old Ben Oliver to life imprisonment for killing his own grandfather. A change in the law means cameras are allowed in crown courts in England and […]
Beau Davidson from NTD’s “The Beau Show” sat down with Kari Lake, former Fox 10 anchor and gubernatorial candidate for Arizona, at Turning Point USA’s America Fest 2021. Lake discusses her proposal to put cameras in school classrooms if she gets elected. She says parents what to know what their children are being taught—adding that […]
A city in South Korea plans to roll out a system that uses facial recognition technology and data from over 10,000 surveillance cameras to detect COVID-19 cases and ensure mask compliance. Beginning in January, the nationally funded pilot project will be tested in Bucheon, a city of about 850,000 people located between Incheon and Seoul. […]
WASHINGTON—The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change that could increase oversight of agents and also help capture criminal activity. The cameras are expected to be rolled out in parts of Texas and New Mexico during the summer and […]
MELBOURNE—The Australian state of New South Wales, home to the country’s largest city Sydney, rolled out mobile phone detection cameras on Sunday, hoping to cut the number of fatalities on its roads by a third over two years, transport authorities said. The mobile phone detection program, one of the first in the world, involves cameras operating day and night […]
A Russian artist is going back to the roots of photography, creating eye-catching wooden cameras based on the basic principles of the artform and attracting buyers from around the world. Sergei Lebedev’s work, which includes both the cameras themselves and the unusual photographs he creates, is now on show at an exhibition in his native […]
