Dealing with a video based Freedom of Information Request (FOIA)
CCTV and body-worn based Freedom of Information requests are a civil right, to allow for transparency and accountability between government, law enforcement and citizens.
Across the world - including in the UK, US and Australia - individuals can request information on how their data privacy is being managed by certain governing bodies. In return, Law enforcement and other government agencies have to protect the privacy of any other individuals that appear in the video: be that bystanders, staff and/or victims.
Law enforcement agencies - and partnering video integration systems - need to have scalable redaction solutions that can be managed securely and with varied access, for GDPR/FOIA compliance and auditing.
Rapid Response to DSARs
Through automated redaction of personal sensitive data from body-worn, dash cam, smartphone and other CCTV evidence footage.
Save time, costs and resources
With world-leading machine learning technology:
Accuracy is over 99% for detecting/redacting PII.
Shave hours and even days off of reviewing/editing video footage.
Save on average £2-3k per 30mins of video.
Take advantage of our enterprise features
On top of full access to all Secure Redact’s functionalities, add:
Admin management capabilities and reporting via a dashboard.
Collaborative video projects across multiple users, teams and sites.
Pool video-processing hours across teams.
Secure workflow integration
Integrate into current systems with multiple deployment options available.
Bulk and scalable automated redaction of video.
Never lose track of video files or accidentally delete sensitive information.
Secure Redact is 280x faster than video editing solutions. Save time, improve efficiency, stay compliant.
Redacting a 30 min CCTV video for a DSAR or FOIA request
Using Secure Redact:
vs
10 mins to anonymise and review 30 mins of CCTV
Using video editing software:
12-17 days to anonymise using leading video editing software
Secure Redact identifies over 99% of PII in video automatically
circa 2M - 3M instances of PII that need anonymising
£100* to anonymise 30 mins of footage (save more than £2k - £3k per 30 min video)
Roughly £2.5k spent in people costs
*Based on Secure Redact minimum subscription plan. The scenario assumes a medium-busy CCTV scene + video editing carried out by a Security Manager for 8 hours a day using traditional video editing software.
Full-year scenario: if you receive 20 DSARs (30 minutes each) per month for a year
Processing 10 hours of CCTV video per month
With leading video editing software, this can take 240 - 360 days to redact, per month of video
Secure Redact gives a cost saving of £45k - £65k per month in people costs (over £500k a year)
Here are 9 simple steps to tackle a FOIR with Secure Redact
Step 5: Review the redaction boxes and untick any tracks to allow the data subject(s) to be visible in the final video.
Step 6: Download the redacted video.
Step 7: Remember, you must communicate all the information in the document. Summaries are not allowed unless they have specifically requested this.
Step 8: Respond to the applicant with the necessary information.
Step 9: Close the request.
Step 2: Check the information being requested has not already been published by your organisation or previously responded to in another FOIA request.
Step 1: Log the nature and date of the received request to keep track.
Step 4: Upload the video footage to Secure Redact.
The system will automatically add redaction boxes overlaid onto any faces, licence plates, and other personal data.
Step 3: Locate the video in your servers.
Determine if any exemptions apply to its release and/or if there is information outside of the scope of the FOIA that needs to be redacted.
