Bodycams are being deployed by RCMP in numerous detachments across Canada. In this week's Commentary, we talk with FIPA president Mike Larsen and Dr. Brenda McPhail at McMaster University to provide a deeper dive on the security and privacy implications.
Brenda McPhail is Executive Director Master of Public Policy in Digital Society, McMasters University
Mike Larsen is FIPA President and Professor of Criminology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Sources:
Yellowknife RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras
Whitehorse RCMP officers to start wearing body-worn cameras
Manitoba RCMP to wear body cameras for ‘accountability and transparency’
Manitoba RCMP introducing body cams
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