Posted 1/17/2024, 4:27:45 AM
Police Departments Adopt AI Surveillance Cameras, Raising Privacy Concerns
- Police departments across the US using AI-powered surveillance cameras from company Fusus to monitor public
- Cameras can identify objects, clothes, vehicles; networked into system with 200,000 cameras
- Marketed as crime prevention tool but raises privacy concerns
- Used in cities like Rialto, CA where new buildings must install Fusus cameras
- Police argue increases "situational awareness"; critics say violates privacy and open to abuse