Border Patrol Ditching Body Cameras

Border Patrol agents to stop wearing body cameras after social media post reveals ‘security risk’
Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency will immediately stop using body cameras in the field after a post on Reddit detailed potential security threats.
Border Patrol Says Agents Will Stop Using Body Cameras Because They Put Them At Risk
Social media posts claim body cams located from at least 100 yards away can trigger improvised explosive device attacks
Critics concerned Border Patrol agents may stop wearing body cameras
Reports have surfaced that the Border Patrol may discontinue the use of the cameras over concerns about Bluetooth technology.
Border Patrol agents to stop wearing body cameras ‘effective immediately’: report
A new report indicates that border patrol agents may no longer be wearing body-worn cameras, at least not for the time being.
Border Patrol Ditching Body Cameras: Report
The policy change applies to all operational activities and was reportedly driven by social media posts on how to identify agents.
Border Patrol agents to stop using body cameras in the field: Sources
Sources say the body cameras used by Border Patrol agents are Avon body cams, with social media posts claiming they can be located from at least 100 yards away, and even can trigger improvised explosive device attacks.
Border agents to stop using body cams
In a major policy change, agents for Customs and Border Protection will no longer use body cameras in the field.
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CBP was one of the first federal agencies to wear body cameras following an order from former President Joe Biden.
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