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2019-11-21 Science & Technology

Active shooters can be located within minutes by new software that analyzes smartphone video from the scene and can even identify the type of gun

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Posted by Skidmark 2019-11-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 DARPA made an acoustic sniper fire detection system called Boomerang. With input from Raytheon. This seems like a point data visualization version of it, that collates data from all nearby devices instead of one thingy using collective computing.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-11-21 01:23|| 2019-11-21 01:23|| Front Page Top

#2 An acoustic triangulation app seems doable... IF you want Big Brother using your cellphone mike without your permission. They ~~never~~ well, sometimes if they really ~~needed~~ felt like, would use it to eavesdrop, that would be unsportsmanlike.

Posted by magpie 2019-11-21 03:31|| 2019-11-21 03:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Locate a shooter within minutes when every second counts.

Posted by AlanC 2019-11-21 07:31|| 2019-11-21 07:31|| Front Page Top

#4 For those situations you don't want the most popular rifle in America. Instead one shot, drop, and exit stage ~~left~~ right.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-11-21 08:19|| 2019-11-21 08:19|| Front Page Top

#5 So maybe this...

Samsung, Pixel Users No Longer at Risk for Android Camera App Hijacking

...was a pre-release.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-11-21 13:31|| 2019-11-21 13:31|| Front Page Top

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