None of the body cam footage I have seen has ever shown the wearer's own crotch. But this is the perfect use case for manually or automatically tagging inside-

None of the body cam footage I have seen has ever shown the wearer's own crotch. But this is the perfect use case for manually or automatically tagging inside-bathroom footage as private. In any case, I don't think that the possibility that someone might skeeze out on public-record video overrides the public interest in having unrestricted access to those records. In the ancestor post example of the neighbors with the open door discovered in bed, if video existed, it would surely show the cops loudly announcing at the front door before entering the residence, and continually announcing their presence while inside, before encountering the occupants. That's an attempt to salvage privacy, as well as a reasonable thing to do to determine if anything is wrong inside the residence. I think a reasonable expectation of privacy might necessarily include closing your front door. And an open front door in a dense residential area is reasonable grounds to conduct a warrantless search. Urban residents usually don't want strangers or neighbors just walking right in to their homes without an explicit invitation, so doors stay closed and locked. In some states, entering an open residence uninvited [during daylight hours] is not considered trespassing. That requires an explicit act by the residents to inform guests that they are not welcome inside, such as closing and locking the front door, or telling them to leave. It's the reasonable expectation of privacy that's the key. And even bench judges sometimes struggle with it. There's no chance that an AI could make that determination at the current level of development, including as it does factors such as time of day, character of the neighborhood, and local law. It could detect and redact certain body parts, especially faces. The auto-redacted videos could then be released immediately. If an unredacted version of a video is requested, the video review officer could independently remove each redaction box using custom software tools, based on a checklist or flowchart of guidelines. I'm not quite certain as to whether the requester should be required to pay the full costs of un-redacting the video or not. Certainly, only the first requester should pay it, if anyone must.