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âClearly Discriminationâ: How a City Uses Fusus to Spy on Its Poorest Residents

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Toledo police spent 159 days watching live streams from 23 Fusus-enabled cameras at Weiler Homes .

Officers spent 18,751 hours streaming live camera feeds from 275 cameras at 12 subsidized housing complexes.

Residents say they feel safe, but don't feel safe at the same time.

The disproportionate surveillance of low-income Toledoens can threaten freedom and access to housing.

Fusus, which has spread to at least 150 jurisdictions, was fully acquired for $241 million in 2024 by the police tech giant Axon .

The audit log data shows a Toledo police officer streamed 150 hours of live footage across 11 different days from four cameras mounted above the developmentâs playgrounds, often streaming multiple cameras at the same time.

Toledo police spent $ 559,000 in federal relief money to buy 60 new cameras of their own.

FususCORE boxes cost anywhere from $350 to $7,300 and between $150 to $2,300 in annual subscriptions.

City councilors didnât ask police officials a single question about the technology or how it would be used.