The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has released an extensive report on
the use of video surveillance by the Toronto Transit Commission.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia have previously published guidelines for
the use of video surveillance in public places by police and law enforcement authorities.
The Sunday Chronicle Herald has two articles on the increasing
use of video surveillance by police and private organizations in Halifax.
Not exact matches
-- Daniel Putterman, cofounder, co-CEO, and head
of business for Kogniz, Inc. which recently released AICam, fully - autonomous
surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence that identify people and threats in real - time,
using video - based facial recognition and object detection; also having founded and run venture - backed technology companies over the last 20 years including MaxInfo, Inc. (acquired by NETM), EoExchange (S - 1), Mediabolic, Inc. (acquired by ROVI), and Cloud Engines, Inc..
The Silicon Valley tech start - up
uses algorithms to interpret data taken from
surveillance video cameras and smartphone trackers installed inside some
of North America's biggest retailers.
With more than half (55 percent)
of employers surveyed by the American Management Association already
using video monitoring, employers should understand the legal limits on
video surveillance in the workplace and on workers» expectations
of privacy.
In recent years, the Park District has enhanced customer service delivery
using a variety
of technology - based systems, which include our IP - based telephone system, free wireless service at 12 Park District facilities, fixed
video surveillance cameras, and mobile technology
used by employees to improve response time.
Plaintiffs» lawyer Elizabeth Saylor told The Post that Allied workers may have
used their smartphones to capture
surveillance video of some JFK sexcapades, and she's hoping to obtain the recordings before the case goes to trial in Brooklyn federal court.
The researchers see several
uses, such as analyzing long stretches
of video from
surveillance and traffic cameras to find an intruder or the cause
of an accident.
Wadleigh
uses evocative Steadicam POV shots
of the wolves moving through the city, seeing the world through heat signature and scent, that are eerily similar to
video surveillance technology
used by the FBI on the suspected terrorists.
Using analog projection and digital
video, Sherman combined television broadcasts and found 16 mm films into an anxiety - ridden, disorienting
video collage
of war,
surveillance and authority.
In his
video work «The Enclave», originally presented in the Irish Pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale, Mosse (Kilkenny, 1980) narrates the war in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo under a quite unusual point
of view by
using a special military
surveillance 16 mm film which alters the natural colors, turning the green
of foliage into bright pink for anti-camouflage purposes.
Beginning in 2000, the formal and conceptual rigor, minute attention to detail and rich, sensuous imagery that characterize Gehr's work in film have become the hallmarks
of his recent experiments with digital media, including the multi-channel high definition digital
video installation format
used in
Surveillance, his 2010 commission for the Madison Square Park Conservancy.
Ricocheting between genres — news reportage, documentary film,
video games, and internet dance
videos — Factory
of the Sun
uses motifs
of light and acceleration to explore what possibilities are still available for collective resistance when
surveillance has become a mundane part
of an increasingly virtual world.
Viola combines images recorded in grainy analog
video using an old
surveillance camera with those shot in High - Definition
video to bring the viewer to the intersection
of obscurity and clarity — from death to life — and back again.
With this cinematic
video work, Fast has entered into a discussion about one
of the most pressing issues today, namely drone
surveillance and warfare; the
use of unmanned planes operated by «pilots» on the ground.
The
use of imaging technology for aerial
surveillance with radio control model aircraft having the capability
of obtaining high - resolution photographs and / or
video, or
using any types
of sensors, for the collection, retention, or dissemination
of surveillance data or information on individuals, homes, businesses, or property at locations where there is a reasonable expectation
of privacy is strictly prohibited by the AMA unless written expressed permission is obtained from the individual property owners or managers.
Proving damages can be done
using various forms
of evidence, including witness statements, medical records from the hospital, a doctor's written prognosis, interrogatories,
video surveillance, etc..
Video / digital
surveillance may be in
use at the point
of purchase, but the files may be erased or deleted after a specific period, such as 30 or 90 days.
Another recent case, City and County
of Swansea v Gayle UKEAT / 0501/12 / RN, confirms that the
use of covert
video surveillance to dismiss an employee does not in itself amount to unfair dismissal.
And,
of course, that Google Glass is (for now) arguably as plain as the nose on the face
of the wearer while — notionally out
of site (added — oops: I meant «sight», but the pun almost works) so out
of mind — it's easy to forget the likelihood that the same scene is being captured by the traffic
surveillance cameras, the outward - looking
surveillance cameras on the buildings in the area, perhaps the ATM camera behind one, and the cameras &
video recorders on the smartphones or tablets that the nearby tourists
used to take pictures.
«Over half
of the police officers that participated in this study's survey admitted to having modified their
use of force practices (either now
using less force or
using force less often, or both) because
of the prevalence
of citizen
surveillance and the ability for the public to
video record the activities
of the police.»
... There was no viable option to test the veracity
of the plaintiff's evidence other than through
surveillance... photographs obtained through
surveillance appear to show the plaintiff
using and extending her right arm... Although
surveillance in this case occurred late in the day, I am satisfied that the defendants» theory
of the case, the limited options available, and the likelihood the case would proceed to trial, justified
video surveillance in all the circumstances.
Because
of the risk
of video surveillance being
used in your case, there is no real value to you overstating the extent
of your injuries and your limitations from the injuries.
The Privacy Commissioner
of Canada has prepared a draft guidance document that sets out good practice rules for private sector organizations that are either contemplating or
using covert
video surveillance.
Successfully represented a school board in a discharge arbitration concerning theft
of time and neglect
of duties wherein surreptitious
video surveillance evidence was
used.
15 In summary, the Employer said that, absent a collective agreement or statutory provision, an Employer can engage in
surveillance of an employee and
use the
video from that
surveillance in arbitration.
I read that it can be
used as a
video monitor
of surveillance cameras but no mention
of audio.
Other proposals include the
use of biometrics with ID cards and in airports, e.g.
video surveillance enhanced...
«
Video surveillance later obtained from the victim's apartment building showed MEZA
using the set
of keys stolen from the victim to enter the victim's apartment and then leave the apartment holding a box believed to contain the victim's digital wallet.