Multi-year Agreement Will Help Subject Access And Data Protection Teams Redact Sensitive Footage Accurately And At Scale
Pimloc announced that Surrey Police and Sussex Police have selected Pimloc Redact under a joint multi-year contract to support the redaction of sensitive video and audio across both forces.
The initial rollout is underway within the subject access and data protection teams at Surrey Police and Sussex Police, where staff regularly review video and audio before it can be disclosed in response to subject access requests.
The material can contain personal information belonging to victims, members of the public, police officers and other individuals, requiring teams to carefully identify and redact information that cannot be shared.
Pimloc Redact uses AI to automatically detect and redact personally identifiable information (PII) across video and audio, reducing the amount of manual work required to review footage while helping maintain the accuracy required for sensitive police workflows.
The platform is designed to process large volumes of multimedia and can be deployed across additional teams and use cases as redaction needs evolve.
“Police forces manage enormous and growing volumes of video and audio, and every piece of footage that needs to be disclosed has to be handled with care,” said Simon Randall, CEO and Founder of Pimloc.
“Surrey Police and Sussex Police need to be able to process that material efficiently, at scale and with confidence that sensitive information is protected. Pimloc Redact gives their teams technology built specifically for that challenge, automating time-consuming parts of the redaction process while keeping people in control of what is ultimately disclosed.”
AI Redaction Built For Sensitive Police Footage
Surrey Police and Sussex Police serve a combined population of close to 3 million people and manage video and audio from sources including body-worn cameras and CCTV.
When that material is requested for disclosure, teams may need to review footage frame by frame to identify and remove the PII of other individuals captured in the material.
Pimloc Redact automates much of this process. Its AI detects and tracks faces throughout video, while capabilities developed specifically for police use can automatically identify other sensitive information captured in footage, including mobile phone and computer screens and visible text such as house numbers and road signs.
For audio, enhanced transcription capabilities allow teams to identify sensitive spoken information and redact it alongside video within the same platform.
Users retain oversight throughout the process and can review and adjust redactions before material is shared.
A Partnership Built To Scale
The joint contract gives both forces a single platform for managing video and audio redaction across departments and workflows.
The deployment begins with subject access and data protection teams, with the ability to extend Pimloc Redact to additional teams and use cases over time.
Pimloc is continuing to expand the platform’s capabilities for law enforcement and public safety, including editable transcripts and automatic translation, as well as investigative tools that allow teams to search across multiple files for specific people and objects.
“Police teams are trusted with some of the most sensitive information there is, and the technology they use needs to reflect that responsibility,” concluded Randall.
“Protecting people’s privacy leaves very little room for error. We’re committed to building technology that gives teams the accuracy and reliability they need to do this work with confidence.”
Pimloc is a privacy technology company making sensitive data usable. Its platform helps organisations protect people and their privacy while working with documents, video, audio and other sensitive information.
Pimloc Redact automatically detects and redacts personal information so sensitive data can be used and shared safely. Pimloc Transcribe and Pimloc Investigate help organisations transcribe, search and work with large volumes of sensitive multimedia.
1. What have Surrey Police and Sussex Police selected? Both forces have selected Pimloc Redact under a joint multi-year contract to support video and audio redaction.
2. What does Pimloc Redact do? It uses AI to detect and redact personally identifiable information in video and audio, including faces and other sensitive information.
3. What types of footage can be processed? The platform is designed to process multimedia from sources including body-worn cameras and CCTV.
4. Can users review the automated redactions? Yes. Users retain oversight and can review and adjust redactions before material is disclosed.
5. Which teams are using Pimloc initially? The initial rollout is within the subject access and data protection teams at Surrey Police and Sussex Police.
