It looks like a scene from a spy movie, but it’s absolutely for real: thanks to the possibilities offered by a laser beam, police and law enforcement can listen to the conversations taking place inside a room, without having to be nearby, and with no need to plant covert listening
Spying a suspect in a hotel: cold blood and technology
When you are carrying out a surveillance and monitoring operation, you may happen to have to follow your suspect inside a hotel. In such cases, you must be extra careful and be as nondescript as possible, to avoid arising any unnecessary attention either from the suspect or the hotel staff.
Spy Phone, a technologically advanced solution against organized crime
Often the efficiency of the judiciary system is hampered by laws, such as for example the bill that is being discussed in Italy about eavesdropping, which limit investigation capabilities from law enforcement, actually doing a favor to organized crime, money launderers and criminals of various kinds. To be sure to
An aerial surveillance system which works day and night
BAE Systems has developed and delivered to the US Army the first item of a continuous flight aerial surveillance system, capable of handling aerial monitoring operations with an extended operating range, and a constant activity around the clock, to be used in theaters of operations with an uneasy or rough
GPS guidance for weapons mounted on drones: precision with no risk for troops
The Hunter drones, or UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems), produced by Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman, will soon be equipped with Viper Strike, a system capable of assisting the missiles guidance systems thanks to laser and GPS positioning, to strike both fixed and moving targets. Hunter MQ-5B is currently used for reconnaissance,
Video surveillance, a booming business in the Russian marketplace
The Russian government seems to pay particular attention to Internet technologies. In fact, president Medvedev, in his latest speech, has more than once made direct references to the development of broadband access, which should be widespread even in the most remote corners of that big country, paying particular attention to
Batteries with silicon, up to 10 times more powerful!
A few days ago, we talked about a research aimed at testing usage of graphene-based electrodes in production of Lithium-ion batteries that would last up to 3 times longer. Today, we are here to inform you about a new development in this direction, which could cause batteries to last even
Real time wireless city surveillance, at a low cost!
Until a few years ago, video surveillance systems could almost only be found in banks, museums, embassies and government institutions in general. In the most recent years though, because of the increasing number of terrorist threats and not only, surveillance cameras have become a common sight, as they are now
Graphene, a future material for low-cost Li-ion batteries
Graphene, a two-dimension molecule made up of carbon atoms in hexagonal (honeycomb) layout, obtained by processing graphite in a laboratory, is promising to cause a big change in the field of integrated circuits, and not only. For example, it was recently discovered that by adding graphene to titanium dioxide while
Spying on an employee while he surfs the Web in the office? Now you can’t!
The case of a company sentenced to pay a fine to an employee has made headlines on several Italian online newspapers today. The firm was monitoring the guy’s online activity during office hours, gathering information that was later used against him in a disciplinary case. The Italian authority for privacy