How Police Cameras Recognize and Track You | WIRED

WIRED spoke with several experts about the explosion of surveillance technology, how police use it, and what the dangers might be. As tech advances, street cameras can now employ facial recognition and even connect to the internet. What does this mean for the future of privacy?

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Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Editors: Shandor Garrison, Jason Malizia
Experts: Albert Fox Cahn, Arthur Holland MIchel, Florian Matusek
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Post Production Supervisor: Nicholas Ascanio
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward


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[JugglinJellyTake]

Filming inside someone's bedroom is hideous, now think of them filming inside your kids' rooms. How secure is that information?

[ilhamomar]

1:21 took getting caught in 4K to a new level

[moshmosh]

Always knew it will happen, it was inevitable with how cameras became cheap and common and face recognition becoming widespread.
The future will sure be different

[shadw]

We're living in a cyberpunk dystopian world. Practices like this should be illegal. The government and companies shouldn't be allowed to spy on people and learn everything about them, its literally a form of stalking and it's creepy just like it would be if it was someone you know who had all these details about you. It's messed up that we're at the point where society just accepts mass surveillance

[bigOlMonke]

Dude this is actually scary, one can only imagine how much information they collect on you, and alot of these people don't even realize they are being recorded 😳

[TheLiamster]

London has a lot of cameras. I’ve seen them on nearly every street lamp and traffic light

[scottieapplseed]

Why does all enforcement have to be so heavy handed anyway? I loved the auto obfuscation for operators. We need more visibility into this so that it doesn't end up enforced for fear and protocols are in place to make sure the human element is taken into account and trust that there's a feedback loop to improve the system for everyone in providing meaningful services not just stalkerish ones.

[eliana]

This has been a thing for over 20 years....
Feels nice other people starting to catch on

[MayurManjal]

deeply informative, please make more videos related to & privacy

[mihaelap]

So many cameras and AI tech and still can’t find missing people 😂 pleeeaseee

[valeenoi]

And when I take my phone and start recording the cops, or to the police station to make a public request, they come at you with weapons drawn, because they don't want you to record them, while they want to record your every movement. Let that sink in.

[CMDR.Gonzo.von.Richthofen]

You can't even go into the wilderness without being recorded anymore. Everyone has cellular game cameras all over the woods-including game wardens👁️

[NK]

watchdogs is so popular, they made it into irl.

[nightstorm]

All these cameras and still high crime, basically they wait until something happens then review footage?

[marcelovolcato]

Now imagine if Law Enforcement could combine that with your cell phone data. No, wait, they can!😁

[gordatados]

Just another reason I love living rural.

[DigitalOsmosis]

"Part of what I find dangerous here isn't just the fact that we have more cameras, isn't just the way that they could be misused by police, but the fact that have this growing culture of of surveillance driven fear."
- Guy who spent 12 minutes trying to make you fear surveillance

[HandzNatureProject]

Plot twist now the camera is in your hands ✋️ 🙌

[snbifb]

I hate the surveillance state, I hate the surveillance state

[sevahiggins]

Pfft they say everything is working great yet cameras in stores can't search and find the shop lifters or shooters.