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  "record": {
    "id": "bfc8ca76-19ac-4638-99c3-c78d74929f24",
    "code": "PAI-BFC8CA76",
    "force": "Aalst police zone",
    "country": "Belgium",
    "country_code": "be",
    "is_country": true,
    "region": "East Flanders",
    "technology": "BriefCam video analytics",
    "technology_slug": "briefcam",
    "vendor": "BriefCam",
    "vendor_slug": "briefcam",
    "programme": "",
    "status": "operational",
    "stage": "in-use",
    "evidence": "journalism",
    "evidence_is_claim": false,
    "since": "",
    "legal_basis": "",
    "oversight": "",
    "notes": "The Brussels Times reported on 23 September 2024 that the police of Ghent and Aalst \"openly confirm\" using BriefCam software, \"not for facial recognition, but to analyse camera images\", for example to find a possible suspect's described external features in hours of footage. No start date is given.",
    "source": "Brussels Times, 23 September 2024",
    "source_url": "https://brusselstimes.com/1234388/belgian-police-may-use-facial-recognition-software-but-not-always",
    "last_checked": "2026-11-05",
    "record_url": "https://www.policeainews.com/tracker/record/bfc8ca76-19ac-4638-99c3-c78d74929f24"
  },
  "licence": "https://www.policeainews.com/data#licence"
}