Abstract
The paper deals with application of the above smart technologies in the area of e-Surveillance and in this respect as a result of the so far achieved in our ongoing research under the European Union funded project EU/7FP/Sec./SMART. The more information on this and other of our related EU funded projects viz. CONSENT and RESPECT can be found at our web: http://erdc.fm.uniba.sk.The main so far achieved results from our above ongoing research are the following ones. It has been evident that application of the latest smart ICT in e-surveillance has had a very positive impact on achieving more secure and safe environment not only in the so-called cyberspace but also in many application areas of these ICT. The first such area of a very positive impact has been achieved in the area of the contemporary system of the border controls of the d Schengen external borders of the EU that have been protected by the several mutually linked and integrated systems of e-surveillance viz. CCTV cameras, automated border checks, automated targeting systems, biometric matching systems, etc. Very similar systems have been used for the protection of the external borders also in case of all airports in combination with general security controls. The other most widely utilized application areas of these smart ICT have been various areas of public life, various cultural and other social events in the forms of so-called crowd controlling, the same also regarding phone and Internet communications, financial transactions, etc.
Keywords
fraud, crime, surveillance
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