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Vumacam
11
Sep

Here’s how Johannesburg security cameras track you

September 11, 2021
MASS SURVEILLANCE, PART ONE Source: Daily Maverick https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-09-08-heres-how-johannesburg-security-cameras-track-you/ By Heidi Swart • 8 September 2021 Vumacam is a security company with a rapidly expanding surveillance camera network across Joburg. This includes more than 2,000 automatic licence plate recognition (ALPR) cameras recording the registration number of every passing vehicle — at a rate of 9.68 million per...
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07
Oct

The reason why Vumacam poles are much taller than the camera domes

October 7, 2020
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/369867-the-reason-why-vumacam-poles-are-much-taller-than-the-camera-domes.html?utm_source=newsletter Staff Writer 7 October 2020 Vumacam poles with grey camera domes have been rolled out across Johannesburg, and one thing which stands out is that the height of the poles far exceeds the height of the domes. The reason for this additional height is to make it possible to carry extra infrastructure such...
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22
Aug

Vumacam wins big court battle over “spy camera” accusations

August 22, 2020
Jamie McKane 21 August 2020 Vumacam has won a court battle against the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), which accused it of spying on innocent people and selling the footage to third parties. In a judgement handed down by the Gauteng High Court on 20 August, the court ruled against the JRA, which had refused to...
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02
Aug

Vumacam webinar- Tuesday (4 August) at 1pm

August 2, 2020
Webinar with Digital Media Law expert Emma Sadleir, Vumacam CEO Ricky Croock, and Corporate Advisor James Mc Cormack. Tuesday (4 August) at 1pm Register at the link below: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/80/wyg05h7g Please get as many people to dial into this webinar. Let's make sure this session is bombarded with questions about privacy, audited consultation, Bylaw used, Constitutional...
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16
Jul

Vumatel – Cape Flats

July 16, 2019
Vumatel has started rolling out fibre-to-the-home broadband in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town. A Trojan Horse? The Lobby Group Right2Know has crossed swords with Vumatel subsidiary, Vumacam, over the legality of its roll-out of more than 15,000 surveillance cameras on the Vumatel fibre network in Johannesburg. Some have complained that the CCTV cameras, which serve private companies...
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