The San Francisco City Council has voted to allow police access to real-time private security cameras. Writes about it ABC News.
During the 15-month experiment, law enforcement will be allowed to use the recordings with the consent of the owners of the devices. The police will not have constant access to the cameras, but will be able to connect to them when investigating crimes.
Also, the police department will be able to monitor the situation in the field of view of devices during public events, including protests, even if there are no suspicions of offenses.
Civil Liberties groups like EFF and ACLU criticized the new measure. In their opinion, the initiative will increase surveillance of minority groups in the city.
EFF Political Analyst Matthew Guarilla declaredthat a wide range of crimes that cause camera activation will allow continuous surveillance at almost any time.
“Infractions like vandalism or crossing the road in the wrong place happen on almost every street in San Francisco on any given day. In essence, the ruling gives the police the ability to put the entire city under real-time surveillance indefinitely,” he said.
However, San Francisco Mayor London Breed named the new law is a necessary measure to combat crime.
“Our residents and small businesses want us to focus on keeping San Francisco safe,” the mayor said.
Breed added that the decision will give the police an additional tool to address public safety concerns and bring lawbreakers to justice.
Human rights activists are also concerned that advanced surveillance systems created by wealthy residents of the city will strengthen the capacity of law enforcement officers. According to ProtocolChris Larsen, co-founder of fintech company Ripple, has spent about $4 million installing more than 1,000 security cameras in San Francisco since 2012.
In an interview with the publication, he acknowledged the contribution of technology “to the inequality and problems that exist in the city today.” However, Larsen is convinced that investing in private surveillance will help improve the safety of the community.
Recall that in August, the New York Supreme Court ordered the police to disclose records of the use of facial recognition against Black Lives Matter protesters.
In July, New Orleans authorities decided to resume the use of biometric identification systems by police.
In February, human rights activists found 25,000 cameras in New York City monitoring citizens in public space.
Subscribe to Cryplogger news in Telegram: Cryplogger AI – all the news from the world of AI!
Found a mistake in the text? Select it and press CTRL+ENTER
The San Francisco City Council has voted to allow police access to real-time private security cameras. Writes about it ABC News.
During the 15-month experiment, law enforcement will be allowed to use the recordings with the consent of the owners of the devices. The police will not have constant access to the cameras, but will be able to connect to them when investigating crimes.
Also, the police department will be able to monitor the situation in the field of view of devices during public events, including protests, even if there are no suspicions of offenses.
Civil Liberties groups like EFF and ACLU criticized the new measure. In their opinion, the initiative will increase surveillance of minority groups in the city.
EFF Political Analyst Matthew Guarilla declaredthat a wide range of crimes that cause camera activation will allow continuous surveillance at almost any time.
“Infractions like vandalism or crossing the road in the wrong place happen on almost every street in San Francisco on any given day. In essence, the ruling gives the police the ability to put the entire city under real-time surveillance indefinitely,” he said.
However, San Francisco Mayor London Breed named the new law is a necessary measure to combat crime.
“Our residents and small businesses want us to focus on keeping San Francisco safe,” the mayor said.
Breed added that the decision will give the police an additional tool to address public safety concerns and bring lawbreakers to justice.
Human rights activists are also concerned that advanced surveillance systems created by wealthy residents of the city will strengthen the capacity of law enforcement officers. According to ProtocolChris Larsen, co-founder of fintech company Ripple, has spent about $4 million installing more than 1,000 security cameras in San Francisco since 2012.
In an interview with the publication, he acknowledged the contribution of technology “to the inequality and problems that exist in the city today.” However, Larsen is convinced that investing in private surveillance will help improve the safety of the community.
Recall that in August, the New York Supreme Court ordered the police to disclose records of the use of facial recognition against Black Lives Matter protesters.
In July, New Orleans authorities decided to resume the use of biometric identification systems by police.
In February, human rights activists found 25,000 cameras in New York City monitoring citizens in public space.
Subscribe to Cryplogger news in Telegram: Cryplogger AI – all the news from the world of AI!
Found a mistake in the text? Select it and press CTRL+ENTER
