April 7, 2018

Early detection of a threat is the greatest advantage to home protection. With advancing Technolgy prices for Security Cameras, motion detectors and other devices suitable for this purpose.


For security cameras, I suggest wired cameras for two reasons:

1) they aren't dependent on WiFi which is hackable and dependent on an active signal from a ISP.

2) you can still have a situation awareness with a wired system if the power goes out with a secondary power source.


Price ranges from $100 to over $1000 and available on all major online stores. (Amazon, Ebay)

Keep in mind when buying a camera system, make sure the DVR has least 1 terabyte for longer recording time. Most systems accept SATA type computer hard drives which can be purchased cheap used.  Always buy at least two backups.

Position all cameras at access points with small overlaps in view for 100% coverage.

Using a third party HDMI wireless transmitter will allow for DVR to be hidden within the property to help prevent burglars and others from stealing or destroying footage of their crime.


Motion Detectors:

Driveway motion detectors are cheap, have a good range and give an early warning to entry onto the property.  Some systems give zone warnings.

placement should be as close to entry points and since they can spread over 80ft, placement in wooded areas where access could occur.

Zones with motion detectors should also have a camera that corresponds to motion detectors.


The Department of Homeland Security posted a request seeking bid offers from contractors on FedBizOpps.gov to set up a database that would create a database to track and collect information on Journalists, bloggers and "media influencers."


the idea manifested from concerns about "fake news" and its influence on U.S. elections and public opinion. The bid from DHS asks contractors to contact two DHS staffers via email.

The company chosen would have "24/7 access to a password protected, media influencer database, including journalist, editors, correspondents, social media influencers, bloggers, etc.for the purpose of identifying “any and all media coverage related to the Department of Homeland Security or a particular event.”







Contractors bidding for the project must “present contact details and any other information that could be relevant including publications this influencer writes for, and an over of the previous coverage published by the influencer.”


The chosen company must have the ability to track more than 250,000 global news outlets in more than 100 languages, with the “ability to create unlimited data tracking, statistical breakdown, and graphical analyses on an ad-hoc basis.”


Contractor bids are said to be due April 13.


This should scare anyone who believes in freedom of the press. Presidents change and the chance of abuse of this database and its effects on truth tellers is worrying, to say the least. 

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