Ancient ornamental stud stolen from Pompeii; site closed
Officials say an ancient ornamental bronze stud has been stolen from an exhibit inside the Pompeii archaeological site.
Archaeology
May 18, 2017
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News tagged with surveillance
UN aviation agency seeks public input on drone tracking
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Wednesday asked the public for feedback on a proposal to track drones in real-time around the world to avoid collisions with jetliners.
Engineering
May 10, 2017
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Researchers use Twitter to track the flu in real time
"This flu is horrendous. Can't breathe, can't sleep or eat. Muscles ache, fever 102. Should have gotten the shot. Time for a movie marathon."
Computer Sciences
May 9, 2017
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US NSA spy agency halts controversial email sweep
The National Security Agency announced Friday it would end its controversial practice of sweeping up any email or text message an American exchanges with someone overseas that makes reference to a real target of NSA surveillance.
Security
Apr 29, 2017
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Statistical monitoring technology can detect serious falls and immediately warn healthcare providers
Falls by elderly people can cause serious injury or death if sufferers remain on the ground for too long. By combining data from both wearable sensors and video surveillance, a team at KAUST has developed a statistical scheme ...
Engineering
Apr 18, 2017
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Image: Teide Observatory on Tenerife, Spain
ESA operates its Optical Ground Station (OGS) at the Teide Observatory on Tenerife, Spain, where a Zeiss 1 m-diameter telescope is used to survey and characterise objects near the 'geostationary ring' some 36 000 km above ...
Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2017
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Development of image-analysis technology with AI for real-time identity detection and tracking
Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the development of a detection and tracking technology using artificial intelligence (AI) which can distinguish an individual in real-time using features from over 100 categories of external ...
Engineering
Mar 27, 2017
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If surveillance cameras are to be kept in line, the rules will have to keep pace with technology
It has been said that Britain has more surveillance cameras than any other country in the world. This proliferation of CCTV cameras led the government to establish a surveillance camera commissioner responsible for overseeing ...
Other
Mar 15, 2017
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Facebook says its data can't be used for 'surveillance'
Facebook is prohibiting developers from using the massive amount of data it collects on users for surveillance. This includes using such data to monitor activists and protesters.
Internet
Mar 13, 2017
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System to detect and localise all ships in European seas
A European project is coming close to the validation of a prototype of 'Passive bistatic radar' (PBR) technology based on Galileo transmissions. Once finalised, the new system could help relevant authorities to assure better ...
Space Exploration
Mar 6, 2017
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