Border Patrol Ditching Body Cameras

Border Patrol agents to stop wearing body cameras after social media post reveals ‘security risk’
Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency will immediately stop using body cameras in the field after a post on Reddit detailed potential security threats.
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Border Patrol Ditching Body Cameras: Report
The policy change applies to all operational activities and was reportedly driven by social media posts on how to identify agents.
Border agents to stop using body cameras
In a major policy change, agents for Customs and Border Protection will no longer use body cameras in the field. The agency says it’s because the cameras can be tracked and put agents at risk, raising the potential for bad actors to possibly rig bombs to explode when those cameras get too close.
Border Patrol Agents Will No Longer Use Body Cameras After Social Media Users Reveal How to Spot Officers
U.S. Border Patrol agents will no longer use body cameras during field operations. Border Patrol has ordered agents to immediately stop using body-worn cameras (BWC) in all operational settings, NewsNation
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