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Published 8 years ago by BlueOracle with 2 Comments
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What Good Is a Video You Can't See?

Police body cameras are meant to be a tool of public accountability. But even experts can't agree on how to make sure that happens.

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  • aj0690
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    Keep it on a public server where anyone has access, not just other cops.

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    • BlueOracle (edited 8 years ago)
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      If a body-cam program, scaled across an entire department, were to release its footage willy-nilly, it would be a privacy catastrophe for untold people. Police-worn cameras don't just capture footage from city streets or other public places. Officers enter people's homes, often when those people are at their most vulnerable.

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