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Monday, August 08, 2016

FBI Releases Surveillance Flight Footage From 2015 Unrest

The FBI admitted to recording hours of surveillance video over Baltimore during nights of unrest and protest after the death of Freddie Gray last year.

The FBI has released more than 18 hours of footage in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union to see the unedited video after concerns that residents’ privacy was violated.

While the video, recorded from April 29 to May 3, 2015 follows groups and at time individuals, it doesn't appear clear enough to identify individual faces.

In a blog post, ACLU attorney Nathan Freed Wessler says the videos raise concerns because the footage does show individuals being tracked as they are entering and leaving buildings, and he questions how long the FBI is keeping the videos and whether this can be used to identify people in future criminal investigations.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is because they will not show you how easily this tech can see your face and use facial recognition on you...

Anonymous said...

7:43 your comment reminds me of when the Orlando shootings happened. Disney was already suspicious of the shooter because their cameras had matched him up as someone who came to the park several times and wasn't acting as a typical tourist/park goer. I guess if you see someone suspicious you can do some kind of facial recognition with the right equipment that shows you every time the person is caught on camera.

Anonymous said...

Well, the films are now part of the public domain, so having them in FBI archives is a moot point.

Anonymous said...

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