Definitely coming to Ireland too, possibly sooner than the UK. Ireland made a big deal about wanting to introduce police bodycams a year or two back - but the talking heads made sure to emphasise that it would need to be implemented alongside a facial recognition system. Of course, to link it to such a system would require the creation of that system in the first place, since such a database doesn't currently exist.
The first phase of a proof of concept for Body Worn Cameras (BWC) for An Garda Síochána and the supporting Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) is taking place in Dublin City Centre and Limerick.
Definitely coming to Ireland too, possibly sooner than the UK. Ireland made a big deal about wanting to introduce police bodycams a year or two back - but the talking heads made sure to emphasise that it would need to be implemented alongside a facial recognition system. Of course, to link it to such a system would require the creation of that system in the first place, since such a database doesn't currently exist.
The first phase of a proof of concept for Body Worn Cameras (BWC) for An Garda Síochána and the supporting Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) is taking place in Dublin City Centre and Limerick.