Caught on camera: How mass surveillance is changing our judicial system

Guests: Betsy Powell and Alyshah Hasham, staff reporters

Mass surveillance is everywhere and adding to the use of video in police investigations and in-court cases. The head of the Toronto Police Service’s Homicide squad credits cameras and video for helping push their solve rate above 80 per cent, but what is the price of that safety? What are the legal and ethical concerns about video becoming so prominent in our judicial system? What if the images don’t tell the whole story?

This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar.

Audio sources: CBC and Global News.