The U.S. Supreme Court last week agreed to hear oral arguments in a case brought by police officers who claim that their employers illegally read their private text messages. read more - 5 days ago

A federal appeals court has ruled that a U.S. citizen who was wrongly accused and held for two weeks under suspicion of terrorism may not pursue his lawsuit against the government.read more - 5 days ago

 In response to past incidents of improper intelligence collection efforts directed against legal U.S. groups, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reemphasized its commitment to civil liberties and privacy protections, including creating a possible connection between those policies and grant awards at the state and local level. read more - 4 weeks ago

Documents obtained by two civil liberties organizations reveal that during the Bush administration the Department of Homeland Security improperly investigated and surveiled American Muslims who had no ties to criminal activity or terrorism. The information collected, however, was destroyed after internal processes uncovered the violations of intelligence oversight guidelines. read more - 5 days ago

Outraged parents and a national civil rights organization are demanding an investigation into allegations made by a Philadelphia high school junior that two school police officers beat him for being late to school, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jeffione Thomas, 17, a running back for the Frankford High Pioneers, acknowledges that he was late for school Oct. 29 when the two officers followed him into the building. read more - 5 days ago

This year saw both victories and setbacks in the fight against Islamist terrorism as al Qaeda suffered serious blows while Islamist terrorism rose dramatically in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia, according to a new report from a U.S. security think tank. read more - 6 days ago

A presidential task force has issued recommendations to speed establishment of a single regime for handling of sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information, aimed at fostering information sharing by eliminating more than 100 different and often conflicting designations and markings used by different federal agencies. read more - 6 days ago

Lawmakers tried in vain today to get a clear answer to a controversial question with constitutional implications during a hearing on violent extremism: What pushes a person with extremist thoughts and beliefs to decide to engage in terrorism? read more - 7 days ago

Surveillance Design is the key to a successfull surveillance project. Recently we were working with a large library system in Indiana and helping them lower an increased theft problem they were experiencing. After visiting with the customer we realized that most of their customers did not even realize that the facility had a [...] - 3 weeks ago

PCSurveillance is proud to announce the addition of a new line of Stand-alone DVR Systems designed to cater to the iPhone fans around the world! The ERT Series DVR has many of the same features as the other stand-alones we carry, with two notable exceptions; support for Mac systems and iPhone remote viewing, as well as real-time live audio [...] - 5 months ago

Operating a business in today’s economy is tough enough!  However when your own employees are attempting to defraud the company it makes it even harder! The National Insurance Crime Bureau recently reported that during the first quarter of 2009, that Suspect slip-and-fall accidents rose 77% and that potential bogus workers’ comp calims increased by 71%!  What [...] - 7 months ago

Theft in the US costs companies between $20 and 40 billion per year.  That breaks down to roughly $400 for every working American! However if you think that I am talking about customers, you would be wrong, must theft comes from employees!  An employee is 15 times more likely than a nonemployee to steal from [...] - 7 months ago

Video Surveillance at your local Restaurant Next time you visit your local McDonalds or Wendy’s take a look and count the number of cameras you see.  We grew up eating Big Mac’s and Frosty’s at these establishments, but times have changed!  Today fast food restaurants are very susceptible to theft and other types of vandalism.  With [...] - 7 months ago

Clevelands Crain’s Business News recently had an article citing Corporate Espionage.  The unfortunate reality is that most corporate espionage is commited by employees and not through external means.  There is no silver bullet that can stop every single case of espionage, however a properly installed surveillance system can make a major difference.  In the article the [...] - 8 months ago

Having a surveillance system installed in your business is a great way to protect your assests.  However if you don’t have one, it may be tough to cough up the money in today’s tough economic climate. However here are Three Tips that will save you some money upfront, allow you to have a surveillance system installed today, [...] - 8 months ago

I recently read an article in QSR (Quick Service Culinary) Magazine regarding restaurant owners protecting their assests.  The article stated that employee theft eats up to 4 percent of all food sales and results in 75 percent of inventory shortages.   These lost revenues also go on to affect employee raises, bonuses, 401K Contributions, and benfits.  [...] - 8 months ago

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