A North East-based surveillance technology start up – Ocucon Pixelate – is set to drastically reduce the business cost of CCTV GDPR compliance with the launch of a first-of-its-kind automatic full body video redaction service.
Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Ocucon’s innovative pixelation service delivers intelligent cloud-based video redaction tools for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. The need for video redaction software has increased significantly since the introduction of the new regulation as organisations seek to abide by tougher restrictions on how they process and store identifying personal data, including data contained within CCTV or other security footage.
The introduction of the full body video redaction functionality will allow users to simply select the people they do not wish to pixelate before footage is automatically redacted in a matter of seconds. Additional details such as car registrations and credit cards can also be redacted quickly and easily using a new manual redaction tool.
Whereas existing outsourced redaction services are time consuming and costly, Ocucon’s intelligent video redaction service allows users to quickly redact CCTV files via Pixelate’s secure web-based portal for a fraction of the cost, with monthly subscriptions start from as little as £20 per month.
Ocucon Co-Founder, Gary Trotter, commented: “Many businesses and organisations don’t realise that if they record and store CCTV footage they could be subject to costly subject access requests. Tougher restrictions around personal data following the introduction of GDPR, can result in organisations needing to pixelate significant amounts of footage and the cost of outsourcing this can be extremely high.
“Our cost-effective, web-based service, Ocucon Pixelate, already allows organisations to quickly and easily upload and redact video footage and with the introduction of a first-of-its-kind full body redaction functionality, we’re yet again setting a new standard in surveillance technology as the most intuitive and cost effective video redaction service on the market.”
Ocucon Pixelate’s key features include:
- GDPR compliance – including auditable log of video redaction and UK processed data
• Intelligent automated full body redaction
• Quick upload via easy-to-use web-based portal
• Suitable for all types of camera footage, including body-worn cameras
• Avoidance of high costs associated with traditional outsourcing of video redaction
• Significantly reduced redaction time compared to manual video redaction methods
• End-to-end advanced encryption of all footage and secure user access control via multi-factor authentication
Customers who already use Ocucon’s powerful, cloud-based storage and retrieval platform also have full access to Ocucon Pixelate and can select video clips to redact from within the cloud. Recognised by leading business awards for its digital technology innovation, Ocucon combines intelligent data analytics with the facility to store, analyse and retrieve unlimited amounts of HD video surveillance footage from within the Ocucon cloud-based portal. Since its launch Ocucon has seen significant interest in both the UK and US and is currently delivering a number of confidential pilots for leading supermarkets and retail chains.
