Myanmar's Junta Rolls Out Chinese Camera Surveillance Systems in More Cities (reuters.com) 27
Myanmar's junta government is installing Chinese-built cameras with facial recognition capabilities in more cities across the country, Reuters reported Monday, citing three people with direct knowledge of the matter. From the report: In tenders to procure and install the security cameras and facial recognition technology, the plans are described as safe city projects aimed at maintaining security and, in some cases, preserving civil peace, said the people who are or have been involved in the projects. Since the February 2021 coup, local authorities have started new camera surveillance projects for at least five cities including Mawlamyine - the country's fourth-largest city, according to information from the three people who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals by the junta. The new projects are in addition to five cities where camera systems touted as crime prevention measures were either installed or planned by the previous government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, according to the sources and local media.
Re: Ain't socialism great? (Score:5, Insightful)
That is the difficult part.
It is far too easy to tell the masses, "Look at these benevolent, socially useful aspects", while at the same time hiding away the enormous potential of abuse, for authoritarianism, for locking people down, and for oppression.
Even when governments try to address the many issues openly, spending time and money up front not touting the benefits but instead the massive risk reduction, people in government or individual agents still find a way to abuse, challenge, and oppress.
The real problem with the technology is not the technology, it is the people using it.
Re: Ain't socialism great? (Score:2, Flamebait)
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(In) other news, conservative neighborhood install cameras in public spaces, with at least license recognition. https://www.wcnc.com/amp/artic... [wcnc.com]
Aren't you describing what a neighborhood (the people) decided as opposed to what the state (current government and previous government) decided? I still think it's an invasion of privacy personally, but they aren't equal offenses.
Re: Ain't socialism great? (Score:2)
Hope one is not the unfortunate to be recorded on these camera traveling down what they consider their street when a crime occurs. There will be a situation of assumed built by the residents until proven innocent
For the record, cameras like
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If so, I'd ask you to consider the actions that each group can accomplish with their surveillance. The
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"While the neighborhood can't look up who a car belongs too [sic], they can share the information with police who have that ability."
Boy, that sounds like a terrifying situation, with the public being able to provide helpful but privacy-preserving evidence to the authorities responsible for investigating crimes.
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Coming to a US city near you.
You fuckwit.
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Coming to a US city near you.
You fuckwit.
We bow to your genius nagora. If that's the only proof you could supply, your insults are misplaced. Please shout them at the mirror.
Proof that socialism (by which you mean Stalinism) isn't coming to a US city near anyone anytime this century? That's like asking for proof that Santa won't be visiting you any sooner, you paranoid moron.
Re:China FUD (Score:5, Interesting)
It's relevant because the software is also made there. They're installing surveillance equipment for their use, but if history is any indication it will be rich in back doors.
IP camera recommendations? (Score:2)
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I keep looking for a complete security cam based on raspi zero w and not finding one. This seems like a massive missed opportunity for someone. I know there's a market.
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Not RaspPi, but Pine64 makes a camera: https://pine64.com/product-cat... [pine64.com]
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That's really cheap, but it's also really gutless and out of stock.
Here's my list of actual features actually needed
* decent CPU and preferably decent RAM
* decent sensor and interchangeable lenses
wifi version:
* decent WiFi (which probably rules out the zero w anyway)
* 1S lithium support
wired version:
PoE
You can achieve all of this in theory with a raspi 4b, though it's not as cheap as I'd like. ideally you'd have two SIMPLE 3d printed case options, one for PoE with the latest shield, and one with a place to
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Well, if you're into building, I think the Zero W version 2 [raspberrypi.com] should be more than enough. It's basically the RasPi 3, with half the RAM and half the footprint (or should we say, palm print?). Only problem is the usual supply chain issues. BTW even the original Zero, I think had a sub-version that had onboard WiFi. Don't know how good that one is though, so my choice would default to V2 (if or when that becomes available).
As for the cameras that would go along with these mini-computers, there's the official ca
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the Zero W version 2 should be more than enough.
I looked at the product page, and I looked at the product brief PDF, and I only got to see one side of the board, but I need more than an onboard antenna, and don't see any evidence there's a jack...
Only problem is the usual supply chain issues. BTW even the original Zero, I think had a sub-version that had onboard WiFi.
I have a Zero W. The RAM is a problem and the WiFi is also a problem.
So, yes, I did some research. None of which proved useful thus far in my search for an off-the-shelf, one-click solution.
Agreed. I'd be happy to assemble things myself, but I don't want to personally have to 3d print anything, and I don't want a design that's expensive to have printed.
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the Zero W version 2 should be more than enough.
I looked at the product page, and I looked at the product brief PDF, and I only got to see one side of the board, but I need more than an onboard antenna, and don't see any evidence there's a jack...
It kind of defeats the purpose of buying a cheap board, but I think there are port extenders that can plug onto the GPIO headers. Yes, I believe you suspect right that the onboard antenna's going to be weak since most of the IP cameras "rated" for Full HD video come with at least a pair of external antennas.
what's the difference? (Score:2, Interesting)
China won't bend to popular political fads like the USA where pressure to not help bad actors is possible. China won't care otherwise; not that the USA actually cared almost all the time. The lack of lobbying $ can also drive empty criticism of an industry or corporations in the USA, which have generally protected special status.
China doesn't have to work like the USA at making companies violate privacy for them; I very much doubt they have an NSA intercepting the shipping products to insert backdoors, Chin
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In the USA you'll have multiple corporations invading privacy and handing that off to 3rd party contractors hired by local governments so track your birth control habits or if you are a "sexual deviant" so they can filter you out for exclusion, persecution or investigation. You can't be punished in the past but you can be monitored when new laws apply to you based upon your previously legal behaviors.
Not to mention completely privately managed violations of freedom such as not even seeing job listings beca
Change up (Score:2)
This should be considered a crime against humanity by the world.
It may not be possible to call people to account to it. For now.
But for the writing to be on the wall, it has to be written on the wall at some point.
A wise man once said, "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."
Foreseen by Poul Anderson (Score:1)