Concerns have once again been raised over the standard of care in UK nursing homes, after a BBC Panorama investigation used a daughter’s secret footage to highlight the neglect and poor care of her elderly Mother. The story seems sadly familiar, coming in the wake of several high profile similar revelations that pose tough questions to the UK care industry. Continue reading
We often hear from people who are looking for a camera which they can use to keep on their children and their au pairs or nanny’s. We’re able to recommend a number of different cameras whether they’re needed for overt or covert surveillance so parents can go out for the evening and keep an eye on things at home from their smartphone!
We’ve been contacted by producers from a TV company called betty who are looking to speak to people who have used cameras to keep an eye on on their children:
Parents can you help? Continue reading
The vast majority of our customers are home users looking for a basic CCTV system to keep their property secure. That’s not our only focus, though! We are also stockists for a wide variety of specialist professional security equipment, suitable for monitoring in the most demanding commercial settings. Naturally, this includes a wide range of Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) Security Cameras. For our latest monthly product focus feature, we thought we’d highlight one of the most versatile of these products- our 12x Pan Tilt Zoom Outdoor Dome Camera.
Our rugged High Speed PTZ camera
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I am a farmer who owns a large property in remote location in rural Dorset. Over the last few years I have been seeing increasingly severe amounts of fly tipping by the access roads to my land. The amount of trash is only increasing, and includes rubbish such as old fridges that are incredibly costly to be responsibly disposed of. The guilty parties seem to be driving up in the middle of the night and unloading their rubbish in areas quite far away from the main buildings. I want to set up some night vision cameras to catch them red handed, but because of the location there is no chance of running mains power to the site. Despite this, any monitoring equipment has to have a long standby time, as we don’t know exactly when these ne’er-do-wells are dropping it off! Continue reading
This week’s funny friday cctv footage sees an ostrich running down a busy traffic filled highway in Fujian Province, China. The speedy ostrich is hit by two cars and still manages to keep going!
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At SpyCameraCCTV we always strive to bring our customers the most up-to-date security gadgets, and because of this we eagerly keep abreast of the latest industry news. In the last few weeks however there have been a couple of high profile stories from the world of consumer technology that may have a massive impact on covert surveillance. They give an intriguing glimpse of how we might interact with each other in the future, and how it might impact on privacy.
A user navigates the Google Glass menu screen- image by Loc Le Meur via Flickr
Many individuals understandably go to great lengths to look after the security of their family, loved ones and property. Sophisticated networked CCTV systems and alarms were once purely the domain of commercial operations, but have now become commonplace for home users.
But what kinds of measures are used when the fate of nations, economies or infrastructure is at stake? This list highlights some the most secure places on the planet and shows how global security concerns have changed over the years, from the threat of nuclear war, to the modern age of data security!
Federal Reserve Bank Building, New York, Image by epicharmus via Flickr
Be patient with this funny cctv video as it does get better, and the ending is well worth the wait!
This week’s Funny CCTV Friday has to be the worst scooter rider in China – and there’s a LOT of scooters there! After crashing into several other vehicles, including a coach, the scooter goes flying through a fence and….well you can probably guess where it ends up.
Watch more of our Funny CCTV Friday’s HERE!
We recently posted about our no-nonsense stance on fraudulent transactions and how we’re cracking down on fraud to protect ourselves and card holder. Our efforts have already resulted in arrests which has spurred us on to continue hunting down fraudsters!
We have lots of measures in place to detect fraud, but there are things everyone can do to prevent their card being used fraudulently. We’ve got 5 simple top tips to help avoid credit card fraud: