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Equipping cops with cameras is only half the problem
By Queena Kim
Civil unrest in Ferguson has put a spotlight on the issue of excessive force by the police. One possible answer: have officers wear cameras while on the job.
With video cameras and cloud storage getting cheaper by the day, it would seem outfitting police with cameras should be easier than ever, right?...
If the video is being used as evidence, how do you secure it from hackers and establish a chain of custody?Putting those systems in place takes technical expertise and money, something many police departments are short on, said Jen King, with UC Berkeley’s School of Information.
King says that because of the sensitive nature of the videos, public agencies can’t always use off-the-shelf products.
“It’s not like they can just buy cloud space,” she said.