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Samsung is marketing Galaxy Z Flip phones as police bodycams

A new blog post from Samsung highlights how its Galaxy Z Flip series devices are being adopted by law enforcement.

A new blog post from Samsung highlights how its Galaxy Z Flip series devices are being adopted by law enforcement. The modifications, like remapping the volume button to start the camera, were intended to make it easier and faster to begin recording in the field, according to Samsung. The Verge picked up on the blog post and was also quick to cite an investigation from ProPublica and The New York Times that demonstrated how local policies can negate the positive value of bodycams, either delaying or preventing footage from being released.

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