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The ACLU has released three more state-specific versions of its
"Mobile Justice" app. The app, which sends audio and video recordings directly to the ACLU's servers to preserve them in case of any law enforcement "interruptions", is now available in Maryland, Minnesota and Virginia.
This time around, the panic surrounding the apps seems to have subsided somewhat.
Back in 2012, the release of a
New Jersey-based app for recording police encounters resulted in a
California police department's
speculation that the app's ability to notify other users would lead to officer-endangering "flash mobs."
Perhaps the inevitability of being recorded has finally sunk in. There's no shortage of footage of police interactions available and the addition of the ACLU's app isn't going to cause a spike in citizen recordings. With many photo and video apps already synced to cloud storage, attempts to delete incriminating footage will be unsuccessful in many cases.
For the most part, law enforcement representatives and officials are greeting the new releases with shrugs, if not open acceptance.
https://www.aclu.org/feature/aclu-apps-record-police-conduct
