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Google Disables Links To Xiaomi Cameras Amid Security Scare
Google // January 02, 2020

One user of a Google Xiaomi Mijia home security camera recently got a shock when they discovered their device projecting images from another person’s home. The images reportedly included shots of an infant in a cradle, a man sleeping and an enclosed porch. The user,...

Cameras Help Fuel Retail Innovation
Retail // August 27, 2019

When it comes to retail innovation — changes that promise to influence commerce not only this year, but in the 2020s — cameras could have a significant role. Some of the latest developments provide evidence to support that trend. Take security cameras for starters. “We learned...

Fraud And Risk: Surveillance Is Only Part Of Good Security
Retail // June 15, 2017

Security isn’t just about catching the bad guys as they run away with store merchandise. And surveillance isn’t just about identifying bad guys after the fact. The whole point is to prevent theft before it happens — and not just by watching, but by taking proactive steps...

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says Face Masks Facilitate Shoplifting

March 06, 2023
Retailers looking to reduce shoplifting should require customers to remove face masks when entering the store. So said New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday (March 6) during two separate interviews. “Let’s be clear, some of these characters going into stores that are wearing their mask, they’re not doing it because they’re afraid of […]

Google Disables Links To Xiaomi Cameras Amid Security Scare

January 02, 2020
One user of a Google Xiaomi Mijia home security camera recently got a shock when they discovered their device projecting images from another person’s home. The images reportedly included shots...