MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police defended its rollout of body-worn cameras Tuesday, claiming that mechanisms are already in place for data management and privacy in the use of the cameras in police operations. Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, PNP chief, said that the technical working group, which was tasked to incorporate the protocols created by the Supreme Court with the rules crafted by the PNP, is also making sure that data privacy issues are all addressed. "The Supreme Court's resolution includes the importance of data privacy and the protection of information gathered using body-worn cameras," the PNP chief added. What do the rules say about data privacy? According to the police chief, the police force needs more or less 30,000 body-worn cameras so that all police stations and units will be provided with them for use in operations.

Source: Philippine Star July 13, 2021 07:41 UTC