Russian ministry proposes five-million-camera unified surveillance system

Russia’s Digital Development Ministry has proposed the creation of a “platform for processing and storing data from surveillance cameras” in Russian cities. According to Kommersant, the idea was laid out in a presentation by Maksut Shadaev, the head of the ministry.

The ministry expects the platform to have access to regional video surveillance systems, as well as cameras at the entrances of apartment buildings, which will be installed at the expense of funds for capital repairs. “Certain categories of owners”, …

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