RCMP reveals details of its $92-million plan to erect a 700-kilometre surveillance fence along the Canada-U.S. border
A massive intelligence-gathering network of RCMP video cameras, radar, ground sensors, thermal radiation detectors and more will be erected along the U.S.-Canada border in Ontario and Quebec by 2018, the Mounties said Tuesday.
The $92-million surveillance web, formally known as the Border Integrity Technology Enhancement Project, will be concentrated in more than 100 “high-risk” cross-border crime zones spanning 700 kilometres of eastern Canada, said Assistant Commissioner Joe Oliver, the RCMP’s head of technical operations.
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RCMP unveils massive border security project
New details surfaced Tuesday about a massive intelligence-gathering network of RCMP video cameras, radar, ground sensors, thermal radiation detectors and more to be erected along the Ontario and Quebec borders with the United States – which could eventually have access to the collected data.
The $92-million surveillance web, formally known as the Border Integrity Technology Enhancement Project, will be concentrated in more than 100 “high-risk” cross-border crime zones spanning 700 kilometres of eastern Canada, said RCMP Assistant Commissioner Joe Oliver, head of technical operations. He was addressing security industry executives attending the SecureTech conference and trade show at Ottawa’s Shaw Centre.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/rcmp-unveils-massive-border-security-project
Lear MoreGov’t to raise tax on tobacco products
The Government is planning to increase the special consumption tax imposed on tobacco products to raise income for the state budget and reduce the number of smokers.
Deputy director of the Taxation Policy Department under the Ministry of Finance, Nguyen Van Tuan, said: “The Government has asked the National Congress to raise the tax imposed on tobacco products from 65 per cent to 70 per cent by the end of 2018 and to 75 per cent in 2019”.
However, the Government should improve its efforts to prevent people from using smuggled products because it hit the State budget, Tuan said. He predicted the draft law would help the Government claim VND154 trillion ($7.3 billion) in taxes for the State budget from 2015 to 2020.
Lear MoreChina’s farm smuggling crackdown uncovers $1.16 billion in lost tax
China’s crackdown on agricultural smuggling has uncovered 487 cases with a tax evasion value of 7.1 billion yuan ($1.16 billion), a rise of 71 percent in the past year, said the central government in a report on its website (www.gov.cn). The crackdown on smuggling of cheaper farm produce started in March and comes after Beijing raised domestic agricultural prices to protect its rural population.
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How to Protect Against China Counterfeiting
If you sell or outsource your products to China, you should anticipate infringement of your trademarks, copyrights, patents, or trade secrets, and have an anti-counterfeiting/misappropriation plan in place before that happens.The first step for any company doing business in China is to protect its intellectual property rights. Trademarks, patents, and industrial designs must be registered in China to be protected in China.
http://abovethelaw.com/2014/11/how-to-protect-against-china-counterfeiting/
Lear MoreBoosting SMEs’ productivity with standardisation
Dr Joseph Odumodu, Director General of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) brought home the devastating effects of substandard products recently at the 2014 anti-counterfeit conference hosted by Hewlett-Packard in Abuja when he said that they have been responsible for the death of many Nigerians, loss of over N100 billion to the economy, and millions of job losses.
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Product Engineers And Designers Plagued By Counterfeit Parts
As product engineers pursue opportunities for the Internet of Things and what is being called the “Next Industrial Revolution” they need to be sure to avoid buying cheap counterfeit parts. Counterfeit electronic components and counterfeit electronic products are ongoing challenges for the electronics industry, but they are also causing serious safety concerns for consumers.
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Nigeria: SON Seal Two Firms in Anambra Over Counterfeiting
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Wednesday sealed two factories suspected to be involved in the production of counterfeit and substandard goods in Nsugbe, near Onitsha, in Anambra.Also raided was the popular Menax foam market in Onitsha where mattresses of various brands and other fake items were impounded.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the seized products were imitations of popular brands, including mattresses, shaving sticks, toothbrushes and razor blade.
Lear MoreNew report looks into Global anti-counterfeiting packaging market outlook to 2020
Packaging plays a crucial part in various industries such as food and pharmaceuticals. The most essential method to avoid counterfeiting is secure packaging. Anti-counterfeiting is one of the important processes of secure packaging that prevents copying and confirms the security of products. Manufacturers are minimizing their loss which was mainly occurred due to counterfeiting products with the help of anti-counterfeiting technology.
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Fighting International Counterfeiting
Counterfeit products and services are an international plague. And it is no longer just the United States who is concerned. China’s biggest Internet companies have clamped down on a problem that has hit that nation’s e-commerce market particularly hard. Alibaba, for example, spends more than $16 million yearly fighting counterfeit goods.
http://alextimes.com/2014/10/fighting-international-counterfeiting/
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