RHP is using the implementation of cloud-based CCTV from Cloudview at one of its south London estates to offer its tenants high-speed broadband using the newly-installed fibre network from Grain Connect. When RHP wanted to extend its use of Cloudview CCTV to an estate in Hounslow, it initially found that the cost of installing broadband…
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Housing CCTV images too poor – Cloudview report
New research from Cloudview has found that a third of housing providers are worried that their CCTV images are too low quality to identify criminals or intruders, even though this is why most of them installed CCTV in the first place. These organisations could also find themselves in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA),…
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How secure are your CCTV systems?
Housing providers rely on CCTV to protect their residents and properties. So many property managers will be worried after reading in the national press last month that MI6 is concerned that some CCTV cameras pose a potential threat to national security. The article highlighted that China is Britain’s largest supplier of CCTV equipment and expressed…
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Using CCTV to manage your properties
For most housing providers, CCTV is used to protect people, property and assets by providing visual surveillance. However, if you connect it to the internet – the so-called internet of things (IoT) – it can do so much more. MHS Homes has been trying out the technology and has identified many applications which neither they…
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Ensure your CCTV doesn’t breach data protection legislation
Complying with data protection legislation is a fundamental requirement for all housing providers, who hold large amounts of personal and often sensitive information relating to their tenants. If you breach this legislation, you face fines, bad publicity and even criminal sanctions. What many housing providers may not realise is that data protection legislation also covers…
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Bringing the internet of things to social housing
The internet of things (IoT) is probably the hottest topic in technology at the moment, with applications ranging from ‘smart’ fridges to controlling your heating from your phone. When applied to CCTV, it also offers the ability to revolutionise the way social housing is managed, as one housing provider in Kent has discovered. CCTV is…
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