Why Unrestricted Body Cameras Risk Expanding Government Surveillance
Body cameras are often promoted as tools for accountability, but without strict limits they risk expanding the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) existing surveillance infrastructure. This factsheet describes how DHS uses biometric and location-tracking technologies and explains why any body camera mandate must include clear prohibitions on facial recognition, data sharing and secondary use. It provides partners with specific guardrails to help ensure body cameras protect civil rights rather than enable mass surveillance.
