When Toledo police rolled out their Fusus system, allowing officers to tap into the live feeds of privately owned cameras, they promised to only use the power in emergency situations.
We obtained data that tells a very different story about when, and who, TPD watches.
https://gizmodo.com/clearly-discrimination-how-a-city-uses-fusus-to-spy-on-its-poorest-residents-2000561795#comments
We obtained data that tells a very different story about when, and who, TPD watches.
https://gizmodo.com/clearly-discrimination-how-a-city-uses-fusus-to-spy-on-its-poorest-residents-2000561795#comments
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In all seriousness, though fuck the surveillance state.
275 of the cameras are on the properties of 12 subsidized, low-income housing developments.
And contrary to police claims that the cameras would only be activated in emergencies, we found TPD officers often watched feeds from the complexes for hours on end at times when no crimes were reported in the area.
“You can watch all you want, but you gotta do something,” one resident said.