Storage of the large amount of data that would be inevitably recorded with the use of body-cameras is a huge security concern. According to Bakardjiev, police departments would have two main storage options (2016). Departments could either house data internally or utilize "external third-party cloud databases" (Bakardjiev, 2016). Both options, however, are vulnerable to potential hackers, failed servers and/or unauthorized video sharing (Bakardjiev, 2016). Bakardjiev notes that third-party storage systems could potentially lead to abuses because of the means to access video remotely and privately (2016). This kind of abuse leads to concerns of privacy and security regarding sensitive personal information recorded on body-camera footage (Bakardjiev, 2016). Stanley writes that "good technological controls" should be in place to prevent any issues with privacy/security (2013, 2015). He states that controls should be in place to ensure that no parts of the video footage can be destroyed, that any time video records are accessed, it is automatically recorded, that controls be in place so that copies cannot be generated and that if all data is handled by a third-party service, it is secured so that the third-party cannot access the video (Stanley, 2013, 2015).
