Heptasense wins trust at a time of (lax) global surveillance
- Portugal
- 6 min read
- Dec 14, 2018
- By Marissa Chen , Gareth Gardiner Jones
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There may be some 700 million surveillance cameras running worldwide in today's age of global security threats, yet 98% of them are unmonitored. A Lisbon-based startup is promising real-time response and greater reliability in security tech
For Heptasense, preventive security lies at the heart of its business, and current conditions present a perfect storm for its offer. Though surveillance camera installation is growing exponentially across the globe – in China alone, for example, the number of surveillance cameras is predicted to increase from 176 million in 2017 to 626 million by 2020 – the sector remains surprisingly inefficient and ripe for human rights abuse, according to the startup.
Not only are just 2% of the planet's current 700 million surveillance cameras being monitored at any one time, but a sho...
Not only are just 2% of the planet's current 700 million surveillance cameras being monitored at any one time, but a sho...
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