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Police departments install video cameras in cars to counter YouTube posts

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Posted Friday, 10 November 2006

From Yahoo: After an advocacy group posted a grainy, 20-second phonecam recording, more police departments are considering how to counter a growing number of similar posts to YouTube.com It’s become very easy to record a video of police activities and then upload it to a file sharing web site. If enough users watch and rate the video, the clip may be listed as a “most popular” or “highly rated” seleciton, which attracts more viewers.

Tags: car, legal, privacy, video, Yahoo, YouTube