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Garda Body Cameras & Privacy Rights

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the topic of the use of body cameras by Gardaí. Together they discuss the circumstances in which the use of body cameras might be useful for Gardaí on the...

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10.00 20 Dec 2019


Garda Body Cameras & Privacy Rights



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10.00 20 Dec 2019


On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the topic of the use of body cameras by Gardaí.

Together they discuss the circumstances in which the use of body cameras might be useful for Gardaí on the street while dealing with potentially dangerous situations as well as issues surrounding the protection of personal data and privacy and ask whether the roll-out of the use of body cameras may be counterproductive to the needs of our law enforcement officers.

Liam Hennessy - Garda Representative Association Rep for Meath & Member of the Uniform Committee

Liam Herrick - Executive Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Eoin O'Dell - Barrister-at-Law and Associate Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin


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