Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson answers surveillance camera question after interview cut short
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Updated · Fox News · May 1
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson answers surveillance camera question after interview cut short
8 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 1
In a follow-up with Seattle station KOMO, Wilson said CCTV has an important public-safety role as the earlier two-minute exchange drew nearly one million views on X.
She said camera systems must also guard against misuse through data storage, security and sharing practices, including potential abuse by federal immigration enforcement or other bad actors.
The dispute followed questioning over surveillance cameras amid rising gun violence, after staff had ended the interview and told the reporter to keep questions on topic.
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