Broadcasting live to the internet

[Wizerud]

Just guessing but I'm pretty sure smartphones have this capability when used in conjunction with your computer. Why do you need to film it covertly, unless the protest itself was illegal? Does it have to be broadcast live? If so, why? What country are you in?

[Thelastaxi]

Originally Posted by Wizerud [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just guessing but I'm pretty sure smartphones have this capability when used in conjunction with your computer. Why do you need to film it covertly, unless the protest itself was illegal? Does it have to be broadcast live? If so, why? What country are you in?

If youve done any kind of protests recently in canada or the US, cops are targeting people with cameras, cordoning them off, arresting them. By filming covertly, cops cannot single me out for harrassement (like arresting me for 24h and then releasing me without charges) and ive seen many things that cops said that they never would have said with a camera around.

By broadcasting live, if i get arrested, then all the evidence is already online, downloaded by multiple users. So cops cant destroy the memory card and say it was never on me etc...

A clear example of the use of this is the recent attack on the flotilla that was bound for blockaded gaza with supplies where 9 people died. One of the things the israeli commandos did is seize all the cameras so they control what kind of evidence comes out. If the people on the boat had been broadcasting at least you would have the footage from the moment they got on the boat to when they got their equipment seized. I think that israeli commandos were actually jamming all transmissions though, cops on the streets of Canada arent that sophisticated, yet. And i would hope that it would spark a big debate as to why cops need to prevent anyone from broadcasting live to the internet, since corporate media do it all the time, for TV .