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"crime witness aid for police" would probably be beneficial by itself, if it is possible to limit the privacy and surveillance concerns. So essentially the situ
by yk 14y ago
"crime witness aid for police" would probably be beneficial by itself, if it is possible to limit the privacy and surveillance concerns. So essentially the situation, where a witness starts to film a crime and then gives this video to the police. Or the police could be required to document everything they do (by taking a full video of each shift).
On the other hand, the surveillance potential is of course scary. And once Google glass is out, I really do not know how to limit the impact.
- jiggy2011 14y agoOr how about an app that pays you a monthly fee in exchange for law enforcement being able to "borrow your eyes" whenever they want.
- r00fus 14y ago> Or the police could be required to document everything they do (by taking a full video of each shift). These tools already exist, and do great - except when they don't. Strangely, they tend to "not work" exactly when the officer is suspected/accused of overstepping the bounds of their authority or the law. The classic example is the 18 minute silence on the Nixon tapes [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_White_House_tapes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_White_House_tapes