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Glen Rock NJ, a thief who stole a package containing security cameras from a Glen Rock home was caught in the act—on security camera footage, Glen Rock police reported.
Continue reading Caught on Camera: Thief Steals Security Cameras from Glen Rock Home
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The holiday gifting season usually brings new gatdets and smart tech, but is it cause for concern over privacy and security for American households?
Continue reading 76% of Americans believe their devices ‘listen’ to them
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Ridgewood NJ, it’s been awhile but the Veterans Field “Golden Toilets “are back in the news. The Village of Ridgewood has posted security cameras in front of the bathrooms at the Kasschau Bandshell above the door but some residents have voiced concerns that you can see the cameras from inside the bathrooms .
Continue reading Surveillance Cameras at Kasschau Bandshell Restrooms Raise Eyebrows
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They operate in the middle of the day, when many residents are at work and the delivery vans are making their rounds.
They tend to follow FedEx, UPS and U.S. mail workers down streets, on the lookout for packages they can nab. Some even dress in uniforms to avoid suspicion.
As Internet retailers make big gains against shopping malls this holiday season, “porch pirates” have been out in force stealing their piece of the pie.
Customers are increasingly using Amazon, EBay and other retailers to buy goods they previously purchased in stores — especially around Christmas, when UPS delivers more than 30 million packages per day in the week before the holiday.
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-package-thefts-holidays-20161223-story.html
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Erin M Roll , NorthJersey5:27 p.m. EST November 29, 2016
A Bloomfield resident’s search for township security camera footage has encountered a roadblock at the state Supreme Court.
The court overturned a prior Appellate Division ruling that said that Patricia Gilleran had the right, under the state’s Open Public Records Act, to view footage taken by the security cameras on the exterior of the Municipal Building.
The court’s Nov. 22 decision ruled that the security footage was not open to general public access under the state’s public records laws.