Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns
The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog, which it says can be deployed in dangerous situations and keep officers safer, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.
The police said the robot can see in the dark and assess how safe it is for officers to enter an apartment or building where there may be a threat.
Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union, said empowering a robot to do police work could have implications for bias, mobile surveillance, hacking and privacy. There is also concern that the robot could be paired with other technology and be weaponized.
Source: Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns – The New York Times
