A Bay Area city is offering free doorbell cameras. Experts are raising concerns.

Milpitas is intending to give its police a crime-fighting boost through the approval of a $60,000 grant to expand the use of doorbell cameras. Last month, the Milpitas City Council unanimously approved the program, which would allow residents to obtain the cameras on a first-come, first-served basis.

At the March 17 council meeting, Tyler Jamison, the Milpitas Police Department’s acting assistant police chief, said a police analysis revealed there is a “high demand for residential security cameras.”

“The safety tool can improve case solvability, support suspect identification and enhance overall public safety outcomes,” Jamison said…

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