Spy Cameras in Kenya

The technology developed in a Chinese company makes it possible to record live video directly from the camera, allowing to capture more accurate video of any situation in real-time. This can save the police time and money in the event of violence or kidnapping. This makes it possible to monitor live video from the cameras and make them more affordable and useful. In some cases, these cameras can detect a lot of camera movement so they can be easily added to any phone on you in real-time (the „smartphone fingerprint scanner”, or SIM).

The Cameras

The camera uses an „ease of use unit” (EU) that connects your smartphone to a Wi-Fi network. The EU plugs in to your computer and uses a USB cable (and a USB cable) to connect your iPhone/iPad to the camera, and another eU to connect your iPhone/iPad to the camera.

The camera is also capable of recording video from inside a smartphone/tablet connected to an external monitor from one of the EU’s internal cameras, or also from remote-controlled cameras.

The EU comes with a 5.3MP front facing lens, and has an IR flash. The unit runs on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Bluemi Note 2, as well as the other Chinese partners. The company says the camera is a $75 base price.
https://jiji.co.ke/387-spy-cameras

The
Spy Cameras in Kenya

By Mike Seltzer

As part of our ongoing series on the Kenyan government’s use of surveillance cameras aimed at preventing protests, we have come across some very interesting stuff about an American firm called „Harpy Camera,” which has a name, according to the New York Times, that means „a mobile phone that can capture images of people, including children, without the use of the telephone or camera, a program that allows for quick motion or long-term tracking of people by electronic-recording devices.”

According to the Times story, „Harpy Camera has been operating for at least two years and could be one of the largest surveillance systems in Africa.”

We decided to get in touch with one of them. And we’re not exactly sure what it is, but for what it may bring, we went to the „Harpy Company,” an online recruitment site launched in 2013 by a Somali businessman who has a history of trying to gain the trust of governments.

For about half an hour he explained to our reporter he was making photographs in a tiny white box that could fit on any laptop he gave it to get an idea of what his job was (the picture was a couple days in the future, that is). A friend asked if he could help, and he agreed. For those asking who had asked to see what he had done, we asked a couple of his local press aides a series of questions