Seattle Police Held a Hackathon to Figure Out How to Redact Body Cam Video Streams

An Italian policeman wears a body cam in June.

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Along with police departments in New York City and Los Angeles, Seattle police are preparing to test body cams on officers in the field. In an attempt to find a balance between releasing footage and redacting private details, Seattle police held a hackathon of Friday.

  Lily Hay Newman

Lily Hay Newman is a staff writer and the lead blogger for Future Tense.

Discussion around whether law enforcement agents should wear body cams has surged in the months since the shooting of Michael Brown. And as funding comes through for pilot programs, it's increasingly important to answer question about how these devices will be implemented.
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