US police technology platform Fusus integrates private and public surveillance systems

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11th May 2023

Over 60 US cities and counties use Fusus, a "police technology platform that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing and other surveillance tools". Private surveillance camera owners are encouraged to enroll in a police-led program that enables the police to control these cameras. The result is an expanstion of policed spaces and integration of all private and public surveillance systems in one comprehensive dragnet. And Fusus' platform does not stop at integrating CCTV camera footage - it can integrate with other tech policing tools like automated license plate readers or predictive policing systems (such as PredPol, an algorithm supplied by Geolitica).

https://www.context.news/digital-rights/privacy-or-safety-us-brings-surveillance-city-to-the-suburbs

Publication: Context

Writer: Avi Ascher-Schapiro

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