PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In a recent post I pointed out another component of this so-called technology make-over. A program to turn every citizen into a supply by providing them with sophisticated iphone technology which can then be used to photograph anyone who appears to be suspicious and then put the picture in a collective basket on the Internet. These citizen spies may even be compensated if their assistance proves fruitful. This is really scary Orwellion stuff. (The kind of stuff that usually starts in law enforcement - under the pretext of keeping safe - and then expands to other uses, including giving government more control over the private lives of the citizenry.) In previous posts I have shown the increasing adoption of sophisticated logarithms into the law enforcement and judicial process. How much time will it be for India's policing approach to pollute our own criminal justice systems before it is too late to put them back?"
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
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PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Remember
RoboCop? The high-tech policeman in a dystopian future US who cleans up
the city's mess with gadgets, guns and cybernetics? Things might not
get that extreme here, but in 2019 Delhi Police will take concrete steps
towards maintaining law and order, fighting crime with the help of
technology. Camera-mounted drones will act as eyes in the sky,
keeping a watch on criminals and their activities. Laser and infrared
sensor cameras will be used to monitor traffic flow on the city roads. "By
2020, you will see technology-based policing - like the use of
artificial intelligence and selflearning systems as part of advanced
technologies," said a senior police official. "A lot in this direction
will start in 2019," he added. Last
week, during a review meeting, Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal urged
Delhi Police to emphasize on technology in all its training programmes,
including scientific investigation of crime.
STORY: "Drones, bodycams and more: All about the Delhi Police's tech makeover," by reporter Chayyanika Nigam, published by India News on January 1, 2019.
HIGHLIGHTS: "Camera-mounted drones will act as eyes in the sky; The Delhi Police will also induce Facial Recognition and Advanced Forensics; Laser and infrared sensor cameras will be used to monitor traffic flow."
STORY: "Drones, bodycams and more: All about the Delhi Police's tech makeover," by reporter Chayyanika Nigam, published by India News on January 1, 2019.
HIGHLIGHTS: "Camera-mounted drones will act as eyes in the sky; The Delhi Police will also induce Facial Recognition and Advanced Forensics; Laser and infrared sensor cameras will be used to monitor traffic flow."
GIST:
"Remember
RoboCop? The high-tech policeman in a dystopian future US who cleans up
the city's mess with gadgets, guns and cybernetics? Things might not
get that extreme here, but in 2019 Delhi Police will take concrete steps
towards maintaining law and order, fighting crime with the help of
technology. Camera-mounted drones will act as eyes in the sky,
keeping a watch on criminals and their activities. Laser and infrared
sensor cameras will be used to monitor traffic flow on the city roads.
"By
2020, you will see technology-based policing - like the use of
artificial intelligence and selflearning systems as part of advanced
technologies," said a senior police official. "A lot in this direction
will start in 2019," he added. Last
week, during a review meeting, Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal urged
Delhi Police to emphasise on technology in all its training programmes,
including scientific investigation of crime. The meeting was attended by
Commissioner Amulya Patnaik and other senior officers. "Be it in
maintaining law and order or investigating cases, Delhi Police will
undergo a revamp in the coming months in terms of technology," Madhur
Verma, Delhi Police spokesperson, told Mail Today. The force has
appraised the LG office about the technology projects that it is taking
up over the next few months for prevention, detection and investigation
of crimes. These include ebeat book, body worn cameras, Open Source
Intelligence Solution (OSINT), Intelligence Management Traffic System
(ITMS), Automatic Number Plate Reading Project (ANPR), Facial
Recognition and Advanced Forensics. "We have been using drones
occasionally. Soon, the usage will increase," Verma said. The police is
also installing 10,000 CCTV cameras under the Safe City Project (from
the Nirbhaya Fund). The e-beat book is a mobile application to
improve beat policing by strengthening nightpatrolling and monitoring
the daily performance of police personnel. This system was started four
years ago in Chennai. Body worn cameras are a popular tool in the
West - police personnel wear cameras on their bodies and turn them on
during work, mostly at the crime scene. This tool also helps in
monitoring the quality and level of police work. OSINT is a strategic
initiative of Delhi Police to aid the investigation process by making
available actionable intelligence through digital analysis of data. ANPR
is a dataset providing information on vehicle types and counts in
several locations. "The
facial recognition technology, mostly used in forensic investigations,
can enhance poor quality latent face images, search against mug shot
databases and locate potential suspects," a police officer involved in
the technological upgrading process said. He said that the
multi-functional role of the facial recognition technology will come
handy in tracing missing children, remote suspect verification, security
suspect identification and locating and tracking of fugitives. The
department has also procured 800 body worn cameras which will be
operational soon. "The use of data analyticsbased predictive policing,
connected multi-jurisdictional records, return of human intelligence as
the centrepiece, centralised database for remote suspect verification,
single platform for seamless delivery of services, will be a part of
technology-based policing," said an official. The department has also
started partnering with academic institutions to develop systems for the
future. The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
(IIIT), for example, has set up a Centre for Technology and Policing
which will assist Delhi Police in cyber policing, social media analysis
and image processing. "The mobile cyber forensic labs with trained
staff and necessary infrastructure would be functional soon with
different features like malware forensics, network forensics, cloud
forensics, crypto currency analytics and cyber range," the official
said. "We are also in touch with other institutions to start a training
programme for the personnel. We have some personnel who are trained in
using drones which we use occasionally. But we need to train more
staff," he added.""
The entire story can be read at:
https://www.indiatoday.in/
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/
The entire story can be read at:
https://www.indiatoday.in/
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/
