

Nondescript, suspicious package texts are often ignored by the student population. and are still bitter about it.ĭear PSUTXT, on a scale of butter knife to machete, what kind of knife were we talking about here? And let’s not forget that this person is STILL ON THE LOOSE. Or, I should say snow half day? If you were like me, you still had to give a studio presentation at 3:30 p.m. Shortly after this was sent, the bottle shops of State College sold out of Hurricane Malt Liquor and “Rock You Like a Hurricane” was played on repeat all day. Mysterious package in Pond? Might as well call it Loch Ness! (My apologies for this terrible joke.) The Suspicious Package: Pond Lab Edition Text At Penn State, this meant I kept sitting in Schwab Auditorium crying during my roommate’s dance showcase. The Bomb Threat for EVERY CAMPUS BUILDING Textīack in high school, an alert like this would’ve meant everyone walked across the street until all was clear. The Suspicious Package: East Parking Deck Edition Text Penn State apologized for the text later. It couldn’t think of any other descriptor? What did the man even say? C’mon, PSUTXT. The Suspicious Package: Beaver Stadium Edition Text From early dismissals to stabbings to vague alerts, we took a look back at some of the classics from the soon-to-be-non-existent PSUTXT. Along the way, the service sent out had some pretty memorable texts. In its lifetime, PSUTXT notified the public of troublesome goings-on in hopes of keeping the Penn State community safe.
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Beginning tomorrow, the new system promises to be an upgrade to its predecessor with “enhanced messaging capabilities,” phone-based voice alerts, and “more robust integration” with social media. While the benefits of an increasingly interconnected world are still being debated and critiqued daily, there might just be an upside to knowing a camera’s got its eye on you.Back in May, Penn State announced the beginning of its transition from PSUTXT to PSUAlert. and other similar tapes are commonly used to package large packages of narcotics for sale. “ be used by government agencies to enhance public safety cameras in high-crime or high-accident areas and warn specific users about potential threats, such as suspicious followers.” Having become suspicious that Purdue was transporting drugs. “Our system serves as a bridge to connect surveillance cameras and people,” He Wang, a co-creator of the technology and assistant professor of computer science, said in a statement. While this tech can be used to better inform the casual museum-goer, the researchers also believe it has a role in protecting pedestrians from crime in their area. When the user’s phone identifies that the motion address matches their own, the message is received. From there they can broadcast a packet of information linked to the motion address of the pedestrian. Through processing the live video data, the technology is able to identify the individual motion patterns of pedestrians and when they are within a pertinent range - say, in front of a painting.

To achieve this effect, researchers use an approach similar to the kind of directional audio experience you might find at theme parks.

While pondering the brushwork you feel your phone buzz, and suddenly a detailed description of the artwork and its painter is in the palm of your hand. The docents are busy with a tour group far across the gallery and you didn’t pay extra for the clunky recorder and headphones for an audio tour. Imagine you’re strolling through a museum and an unfamiliar painting catches your eye. That way, even if a hacker intercepts it, they won’t be able to access the person’s physical location.
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Instead of using an IP or Mac address, the technology relies on motion patterns for the address code. The system is called PHADE, which allows for something called “private human addressing,” where camera systems and individual cell phones can communicate without transmitting any personal data, like an IP or Mac address.

But, they argue, it’s safer than you might think. New technology from Purdue University computer science researchers has made this dystopian prospect a reality in a new paper published today. It’s become almost second nature to accept that cameras everywhere - from streets, to museums and shops - are watching you, but now they may be able to communicate with you, as well.
