Surveillance equipment allows for the continous monitoring of people and places, the desire for which has existed forever. In some cases, the observer wishes to be hidden from the people being watched or listened to; examples include hidden cameras and...

The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health data essential for planning, implementing and evaluating public health practice. The information derived from the surveillance must be disseminated promptly to those who need to...

Surveillance conducted by means of scientific devices that enhance hearing or seeing the subject’s activities—may involve electronic eavesdropping devices (wiretaps, pen registers), electronic tracking devices (beepers), or assorted visual...

Surveillance in which there is little or no attempt at concealment; the subject may be and most likely is aware of the surveillance, but must not be lost (also called rough...

Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior. Systems surveillance is the process of monitoring the behavior of people, objects or processes within systems for conformity to expected or desired norms in trusted systems for security or social control....

Video surveillance has become a fact of everyday life. Each time you withdraw cash from the corner ATM, travel through an airport or visit a national monument, your image is probably being recorded. But you may be surprised to learn that there are...

IN THE PAST week both congressional intelligence committees have taken modest steps toward oversight of the National Security Agency's mysterious program of warrantless wiretapping. First, the House intelligence committee agreed to conduct a comprehensive review of the implementation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...

War On Terror: U.S. interceptions of suspicious communications between Pakistan and Germany prevented car bombings that could have killed hundreds of Americans. Yet some are still worried about terrorists' privacy.\Yet another dazzling victory for law enforcement and intelligence officers over Islamists, thanks to aggressive surveillance...

Republicans successfully maneuvered to derail a Democratic government eavesdropping bill Wednesday, delaying a House vote until next week at the earliest.The bill, which seeks to expand court oversight of government surveillance in the United States, fell victim to a gambit by the chamber's Republican minority....

Surveillance and Information Gathering:The role of the Nation state, Military and Citizenry shows that information gathering and surveillance mechanisms exist. The sophistication of this information gathering varies, but at all levels; the information gathered can be received voluntarily or involuntarily. The collection of information, whether it is surveillance received at a traffic road crossing, or satellite images from outer space, occurs every day. Everyday life is subject to monitoring, checking and s

About the ups and downs of having surveillance cameras in school.