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In the UK this is extremely common. Bouncers and store security generally wear body cams. I don't think this is a huge issue, as the cameras are only usually wr
by noodlesUK 2y ago
In the UK this is extremely common. Bouncers and store security generally wear body cams. I don't think this is a huge issue, as the cameras are only usually writing to a ringbuffer. Most of the time, the camera isn't actually recording as such. In some ways, this is less invasive than store CCTV, which is usually actually recording at all times.
I think that one issue with private security guards using body cams is that there's even less guarantee that you'll get exculpatory evidence from them, as they will just delete stuff that paints them in a bad light. The police at least have procedures in place to reduce the likelihood of that happening, though how well it works in practice, I don't know.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoThe solution would be to wear your own body cam, similar to how you want your own dash cam for your side of the story. The same problem exists with police too, since their body cams can be "turned off", or go missing, or the data get "corrupted". Although, you might want yours to be capable of live-streaming to the cloud so it can be saved there. I'm surprised schools don't have cameras yet, as that is where some of the most vulnerable populations are. Especially to deal with bullying. Once everyone is recording their point of view, and it can be referenced to later, then disputes should be more easily resolved. But then the problem moves up to how does one know the video has not been altered.
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- mingus88 2y agoI’d think that an on-device body cam TPM to cryptographically sign all videos is something that we will need to validate that it hasn’t been tampered with Otherwise it will be very hard to convict anybody beyond a reasonable doubt with any kind of digital evidence