08/07/2008 - In preparation for the Olympic Games, the Chinese government has installed 300,000 surveillance cameras to monitor the activities of activists, journalists, and visitors for now and into the future.
07/28/2008 - CCTV is potentially the most valuable security resource as well as the most misused and wasteful. An expert explains the paradox of CCTV. (Online exclusive)
07/08/2008 - Advocates of public CCTV systems should steer away from misleading arguments that such technology reduces crime and rather tout its ability to solve crime.
06/24/2008 - The Department of Homeland Security will likely face opposition in the courts if it goes ahead with its plans to redirect its spy satellites on domestic targets, says the Congressional Research Service.
06/23/2008 - Do military-owned U.S. spy satellites used domestically violate the Posse Comitatus Act and the Fourth Amendment? The Congressional Research Service examines the legal issues.
04/28/2008 - Companies that implement networked video must recognize the exposures that are created and implement the appropriate measures to protect the data from hackers.
03/12/2008 - The National Security Agency has duplicated the domestic data mining work of a Pentagon program defunded by Congress three years ago amid concerns over legality and privacy.
02/25/2008 - This updated and expanded 2007 edition provides an incredibly comprehensive insight into the world of encryption and wiretaps, its political machinations, legal aspects, technologies, vulnerabilities, costs, limitations, and near-ubiquity.