Security Concerns Rise With Growth of Enterprise Wearable Camera Market, Report Says
The enterprise wearable camera market is projected to approach 24 million shipments in 2022, but privacy and data protection concerns will rise accordingly, said a Tuesday ABI Research report. Data collected from cameras worn by law enforcement, field services personnel…
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and first responders can include recordings of victims, innocent bystanders and potential witnesses, and data in the wrong hands can be used to threaten those caught on camera, the report said. Publicity about massive data leaks has heightened public concern over the security of wearable camera recordings, "including who has access to such footage and for how long," said analyst Stephanie Lawrence. Some platforms have authentication, password and data encryption mechanisms that ensure only authorized personnel have access to the data, the report said, and others automatically blur out faces and possessions of innocent bystanders. Built-in storage ensures data can’t be forcibly removed or deleted before being uploaded through the proper channels, it said.