Smart Redaction™ for Police body-worn video – PR Newswire

dcogcadmin | September 16, 2015

DECATUR, Ga., Sept. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — An Atlanta-based technology company, Utility Associates, Inc., today announced it has unveiled a state-of-the-art software that will blur-out faces and personally identifiable markings such as body tattoos to protect the privacy and identity of victims, innocent bystanders, minors and undercover police officers in police In-Car and Body-Worn video.  This technology, Smart Redaction™, will save millions of dollars in manual video redaction labor costs and further ensure police protection, accountability and transparency.

“We are dedicated to keeping First Responders connected and in control during encounters and dangerous situations.  At the same time, Smart Redaction allows police departments to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for body-worn video on a timely basis, without the cost of a large staff to manually redact video,” said Robert McKeeman, CEO of Utility.

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