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Can AI Revive the Promise of Accountability for Police Body Cam Videos?

Umar Farooq / ProPublica Feb 5, 2024 Some cities are turning to the new technology to scan millions of hours of unwatched footage and identify problematic officers and behaviors. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Public Safety, Civil Rights Groups Battle Over Face ID Tech

MATT O'BRIEN and JANIE HAR / The Associated Press May 13, 2019 San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Much All-Seeing AI Surveillance Is Too Much?

MATT O’BRIEN / The Associated Press Jul 3, 2018 As face-scanning technologies find new applications in store checkout lines, police body cameras and war zones, developers struggle to balance business opportunities with difficult moral decisions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Body Cam Footage of Inauguration Protests No Longer Protected

Emily Wells / Truthdig Oct 27, 2017 Despite having released information about the protesters, federal prosecutors say making the police videos public could endanger the officers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Police Body Cameras Aren’t Enough — We Need More Videos by Witnesses

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 10, 2015 “The case of Walter Scott shows just how valuable a citizen with a camera can be,” writes Morgan Hargrave, a member of a group that trains civilians to expose human rights abuses with video. “We don’t need more video from the police perspective, but more from our own.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )