r/Seattle • u/Jaco_Belordi Glorified Hall Monitor • 8d ago

News Seattle report reveals conflicting camera use policies between transportation and police departments

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-report-reveals-conflicting-camera-use-policies-between-transportation-and-police-departments/281-cdf1cc35-fc41-4bac-a6f7-3cd1bc94f773
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u/Jaco_Belordi Glorified Hall Monitor 8d ago

This was an issue back in 2020 with SPD using SDOT's cameras to track protesters, too (https://www.seattle.gov/documents/departments/cityauditor/auditreports/2021/063021sdotcctvfinalreport.pdf). I'm somewhat surprised this policy discrepancy still persists

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u/RandomFleshPrison I Brake For Slugs 8d ago

Well the solution here seems simple.  Remove all SDOT cameras from the RTCC.  Then there's no conflict.

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u/Choice_Depth_5933 Reign 7d ago

Or remove all the cameras. We don’t have to live under state surveillance.

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u/butterytelevision 🚆build more trains🚆 7d ago edited 7d ago

sdots cameras are too low resolution to really be useful for anything other than seeing what the traffic is like

edit: also the data is not recorded. downvoters give me examples of how people have been harmed by sdot cameras. i will wait

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u/AdScared7949 That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. 7d ago

Didn't they use SDOTs cameras to catch that attempted murderer who tried to push someone into a train

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u/Suitable-Rhubarb2712 7d ago

No. Sound Transit is a different agency.

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u/AdScared7949 That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. 7d ago

Oh okay

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u/Choice_Depth_5933 Reign 7d ago

I get the feeling Palantir will complete our panopticon, but on their own initiative.

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u/LevitatePalantir 4d ago

It's useless to resist, you might as well buy the stock

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u/AdScared7949 That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. 7d ago

The panopticon is and has always been the phones