AI technologies can help police. But only structural and organisational reform can fix inequitable surveillance practices.
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There are obviously better ways the Toronto Police — and other police services — could enhance public trust than through a social media campaign.
Police body cameras have the potential to make private details about people’s lives, including some of the most stressful experiences of their lives, public and easily accessible online
Governments seem deeply committed to body-worn cameras for police, and there is a strong argument for them in providing evidence. But there needs to be more effective regulation of their use.
Nonwhites were less willing to wait for an internal investigation to wrap up before seeing the footage.
These days surveillance isn’t just CCTV. Police now have access to body cams, drones and facial recognition systems – and it’s helping police not only solve crime, but prevent it too.
After more than 20 years and millions of cameras, UK’s first attempt to regulate CCTV cameras may be too little too late.
Body-worn cameras may seem to be a boost for policing and criminal justice, but they raise a host of issues around admissibility, privacy and fairrness.
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Professor and Director, Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy, University of Stirling
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