IBM / Genetec Surveillance System Investigated Over Philippines Human Rights Abuses

Executive *******

** ****, *** **** and ******** * '***** city' ******** ** * Philippines ****, ********* ***** own ***** ********* *** integrating **** *******'* ******** video ************ ********. *** sold **** ** * city, **** ***** **** before ****, *** ***** rights ****** ********** **** 'death ******'.

Publisher **********

*** *,***+ **** ************* was ********* ***** *********, ** ****** ************* news ************ ******* ** 2014 ************** ******** ********* ** “********, adversarial **********”. *** ********* is ******** ****** ** eBay ******* *** ***************** ********** ** ****-***** *** hiring ** *********** *********, *** ********** ******** ************ ********** *** ********* obtained ** ****** *******.

**** ********** ************* **** IBM's ************ ********** ******** funding ******** **************, ** ************* ********** fund.

Davao **** **********

***** ** ******** ********* of *** *********** ** 2016, ******* ******* *** best ***** ** *** longtime ***** ** ***** City, ***** ** ******* down ** ***** *********** ************ ****** **** ********* hundreds ** ******* **** dealers, ***** *********, *** street ****.

**** *** *** *** set ** ** *** in ****, *** “***** ***** ******” *********** *********. ***** ******* *** then **** ***** *** to **** ***********, ****** ******** ******* *****. ***** *** administration *** ******** *********: from **** ** ****, at ***** *** ****** were *************** ********, ********* to ******** ***** ****** activists [**** ** ****** available].

**** ** ****** ********* Duterte ******* *** ***** model **********, **** *** death **** ** *** ongoing “**** ***” *** estimated ** *************** *,*******,*** ******.

IOC *******

***** **** ******* *** mayor, ***** **** **** about $* ******* *** IBM ** *** ** an ***, ***** ***** **** ************ *** **** **** in ******* ***** ****** such ** *********** *** Madrid. ********* ** *********** *** ***** *******, *** ***** *** included ** *** **** features:

• ***** ********* *** ******** traffic *** ********** ****** in ****** ******
• *** ******** *** ********** police ****
• * “****** *********** ********” for ********* ***** **** agencies ** ********** ******** response
• * “********** *********” *** monitoring **** *** ** “early ******* ******” *** monitoring “*** **** **********”

Camera *******

*********, *** *** *** not ******* *** *******, instead ********** ** *****’* existing ***** ************ ******, according ** *** *********.

*******, ** ****, ***** media************ ***** *********** *** added *** ****** *** PTZ *******, ****** ***** $2,250 *** $*,*** *** unit ************. **** *** in ******** ** *** IOC’s ******** ******* ** 128 ************ *******. ****** manufacturers **** *** *********.

Genetec ***********

************ ******** *****’* ****** ********/************ system, ******** *****, ******** IBM *** ******* *** after *******:

**** **** *****, ***** is *** ******* **** IBM ********:

*** ***** ** ******* example **** ***:

*******, ***** ** ** example ** **** ***** Genetec's ******** ***** ********** software:

*** *** *** ***** deployed ***** ************ ******** was *** ******* ** do *** *********** ***** management, **** ***** **** integrated **** ***'* ***** analytics ******** / ******.

*** ********** **** **** a *** *** ******** systems - *******, ********* and *****, ********* ****** *** **** ********.

IBM "***** ************" ********

*** ***** ***** ** approximately * ****** *** from ***'* *** ********* for ***** '*****' ************ offering:

Allegations **** ** *** *******

******** *** *********’* *,***+ word **** ************* *** not **** * ****** direct ******* ** *** IOC ***** **** *** an ************* *******, ** cited ******* ******** **** the ********** *** **** to ***** ***-***** *********, who **** ******** ******* of *** ***** ***** Squads/unexplained ********:

***** **************** ********* ***’* ********** shows *********** ************ ***** after ***-***** ******

** ****** ****, [**] official ******* **** *************** *** ******* ***** ** ****** kids ******** **** * cab ****** ‘******* *** coordination’ ** *** ***** and **** ******

**** ********, [*** **** official] ******* **** *** Intelligent ********** ****** *** a ****** ** *** police ************ *** ******* of * *** ******** around ***** **** **** a ***

[*** ********* **** ****] made ***** **** *** knew ‘******* *****,’ ********** policing, *** ***** *********** were ***** ***** **** security ******’ ‘******** *****’

*** ********* **** ****** the ******** **** ***’* program *** **** *** purely ********* *******, ******* that * “****** ********** Army ******** ********** **** close **** ** ********** intelligence”… **** *** ******* was **** [***] “********* intelligence ** *** ********** of *** ********* ********** [to *******] ** *****”.

************, ** ****** ****, a ***** ********* ******, Artemio ******* **, *** tracked **** *** ****** by ************ ****** ***** being ***** ** * “government ********* ** ********* drug *****”

Analytics ***********

*** ********* **** ****** closely ** *** *** program’s *** ** ***** surveillance *********. *****, ******** no ****** ******** *** found ** ********* ***** used *** ************* ********, The ********* ****** *** possibility, *******:

[*** ***] ******** ***** analytics ********** **** ************* tagged ******* ******** ** camera, **** **** *** people, ** ***** ******** attributes. *** **** ******** the *******’ ****, *****, color, **********, *** *********

* **** *** ************ on *** ***** ******* also ******** * **** known ** “**** *******,” which ***** *** ****** of ***** ** **** time *** ****** **** for*********** ********

*** [*****] *-*-* *****, pointed ** ***’* ****** tagging *** ****** ******* as *** **** ****** tool *** ******* **** law *********** ** *******-**** operations, ********** **** ** came ** “************,” ** investigating ********* ***** *** fact.

******* ********, * ******** and ******** ******* ** the ***** ******* ******, said *** ***** ************ helped ****** ***** **** on ***-***** ******* ** life **********

***** *** *********** ******** as ** ******* ***** authorities ******** **** *** face ******* (*.*. **** detection) *******. *** ********* quoted *** **** ** Davao’s *** ****** *** other ********* ******* **** it *** “***** ******** deployed”. *******, “* ******** 2015 *********** *****… ******** a **** ** ***’* Face ******* ********* ** action, ********* ****** ****** from *********** ** *** streets ** ***** ****.”

************, *** ** **** raises *********** ******** *****, as ******** ** *** Intercept:

********* ** *** **** Human ****** ***** ******, Davao’s ***** ****** **** known ** **** ** part ** ****** ** targets ** ***** **********.

IBM ********

** ******** ** *** Intercept’s *************, *** *********** gave * “** *******”:

*** ******** ** ******* to ******* ***** *** human ****** ****** ** Davao ****. *** ************ Edward ******* ******* ***** that *** ******* “** longer ******** ********** ** the *********** ********** ****** in *****, *** *** not **** ** ***** 2012,” ****** ** ******** to ******* ******* *** serviced *** ********** ***** that *****, *** ***’* public ******* ******* *** program ** ******* ***** that ****.

Genetec ********

******* **** **** ****:

** **** *** **** able ** **** *** record ** **** * project ** *** ******, nor **** ****** ** the **** **** **** about **** ******* ***********.

** ** ******** **** due ** *** *******'* 7+ **** *** *** relatively *** *******, ******* or ******** ************ **** not ******* *********. ***** that *** *** *** contract *** *** ***/** a ******* **-******, ** is **** ****** **** IBM ********* ***** ******** from ******* *** **-**** them ** *** *********** government.

**** *******, **** ***** about ******** **** ***** prevent ****** ** ***** of ***** ********, ******* said:

**** **** ***** ** all ********** **** *** conduct ***** ******** ** an *******, ******, *** law-abiding ******.

******* ****** **** *** users *** **** ** the *** ** ***** local ************. ************, ******* said ** *** **** to

****** **** ** *** use *** ******** ** a "****** **** ***** violate *** ****** ** any ***** *******"

******* ** *********** *** "Partner's ********" ******* ** their *********, ***** ****** that ******** **** *** use ******** "*** *** illegal **********, ** ** a ****** **** ***** violate *** ********** **** or *** ****** ** any ***** *****", ********* below:

Skepticism ** ***

**** ** ********* ** the ************* ******* ****** by *** ***, ********** since *** *** ********* for **** **** * decade ** **** **** work ********, ********. ** the *****, *** ********* its **** ********* ***** to ****** ****** ** the ******* ** ***** analytics (*.*., *** *** 2010 **** -***: ***** * ***** Player ** ***** ************). *******, *** *******'* analytics (**** ****** *** providers ** **** ****) were *** ****** ******* with ******* ******* ** problems (*.*. ******* "******" *** ** Public ************ ********).

*** *** **** * years, *** *** ****** disappeared **** ********* ** video ************. **** ** the **** **** ****, have ** **** ******** pick ** **** *** in **** *****. *** is *** ********* ** ISC **** ****, ** a **** ** * 10 *****, ********* ***** low ************ *** ***** of ********** **** ***** later (****** *** **** **** Booth *****.)

Conclusion: ****-** **** *** ***** ************

************, *** *********’* ************* is * ****-** **** for ***** ************.

***** ************ *** ************* been ******* ** ** something ****** ********* *** used *** ******* ******** investigations. *** **** **** analytics ***** **** *** increased ************ *********, ***** are **** *** **** reports ** ** ***** used ** **** ******* human ****** ****** - and **** ** *** limited ** **** ***** (e.g.,********* **** ******* ********** Forced ****** *********** ******* Across *** *******) ** *** ***********. For *******, *** ********* has ************* ** ****************** *** *** ********* a ****** *** *** NYPD ***** ****** ****** to ****** ******* ** skin ****.

**** ** **** * long-term ****** ** ***** lives/privacy *** * ****** to *** ******* ********** of *** ***** ************ industry. ** **, *********, something *********** *** ************* should *** ***** ********* to.