Re:ShotSpotter: listening in on the neighborhood
by BriggyDwiggs42 on Saturday March 02, 2024 @09:23PM
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Are these things public microphones that pick up street conversations or are they specialized microphones without stored recordings? The capability of these things is the only important question, since if they can be used for mass surveillance we shouldn’t trust cops with them.
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Re:ShotSpotter: listening in on the neighborhood
by Renaud on Sunday March 03, 2024 @12:26AM
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My guess would be that since they need to record a shot without knowing when it happens, and then forward the sound of the shot to an expert to confirm it was gunfire, they must have the capability to locally listen and record continuously, and we can hope that they only keep a few seconds of recording before/after the event.