San Jose Police Officers To Use Axon Head-Mounted Cameras

Police officers in San Jose, CA will soon be recording all of their “civilian” interaction with the help of a head mounted AXON camera that will be used to record all civilian interactions officers take part in.

When not in use officers will be able to place the camera in a “buffer” mode that will only record a limited amount of video, or if they choose turn the video camera off. After an officers shift is completed they simply plug their headset camera into a computer and download the video they’ve captured to a centralized server.

The video is being used to keep an eye on officers in the field, while also providing valuable information about individuals who may resist arrest or otherwise act illegally in front of officers.

There’s still no word on how long the video will be stored, however with 24 hours in a day and hundreds of police officers on duty in San Jose, we have to assume it won’t sit around hogging valuable hard drive space for too long unless needed. [Gizmodo]