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In Hard Focus
http://inhardfocus.com
Stephen Russell is a serial entrepreneur, investor, writer, and all-around-believer in the power of technology to reshape the world. InHardFocus.com contains his musings on topics including surveillance, privacy, security technology and more.
- Added on: Oct 28th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Stephen Russell
- Listed in: News & Media Technology
- Tags: technology Security Privacy Surveillance
Recent Posts
Robotic Paintgun-toting "Kill Bot" Means Business
From Yanko Design:Gun on WheelsLet me just stop you right there. This thing is called the “Robotic Weapon”, but don’t be fooled! All this is really is a teleoperated MIl-Sim non-lethal paintball gun mounted on a 4-wheel-drive E-Maxx RC vehicle....
If It\'s Broken, Fix It
Just caught this article (via @abc7newsBayArea) that surveillance cameras on more than half of MUNI buses were broken or only "partially operational" as of September 2009.According to documents that the ABC I-Team received, 22 percent of buses and li...
Podcast with Security Squared!
Here's a shameless plug here to check out my recent podcast with Steven Titch of Security Squared. I spoke with Steve for about ten minutes yesterday as a follow-up to our brief meeting at ASIS last month. The podcast addresses the significance of co...
Underground Trolley Cameras Coming to Beantown, SweeperCams In Nation\'s Capital
Some interesting municipal surveillance initiatives over on the East Coast caught my eye recently:First off, saw a Boston Globe article that the MBTA will begin testing cameras on the underground trolleys as part of a pilot program funded by DHS.This...
If You Thought Photoshop Was Good...
Researchers at Tsinghua University and the National University of Singapore presented image processing technology at Siggraph Asia that can create realistic photo composites from a simple sketch. The technology takes a users' rough-labeled drawing of...
Security Bloggers Must Disclose Payments & Freebies
In a 4-0 decision, the FTC announced new rules today that will require all bloggers to disclose any freebies or payments they receive for reviewing or endorsing products.This decision will be especially important to the security industry with its rel...
