Drones
New York Bill Would Limit Warrantless Drone Spying and Hinder the Federal Surveillance State
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 11, 2021) – A bill filed in the New York Assembly would limit the warrantless use of surveillance drones. The legislation would not only establish important privacy protections at the state level; it would also help thwart the federal...
San Diego Cops Want to Use Military-Grade Drones to Catch Speeders
The Voice of San Diego recently revealed how the city of San Diego secretly considered using military-grade drones to spy on motorists. According to the article, San Diego officials secretly kicked around the possibility of using General Atomic’s...
Georgia Police Department Using Drones to Respond to 911 Calls
During the Trump administration, we have seen police lying about public surveillance become an art form. A perfect example of this is police drone acquisitions and their justification for using them. Last year, when I wrote an article exposing how the Memorial...
Border Patrol Drone Used to Spy on Minneapolis Protests
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 4, 2020) – United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) flew an unarmed Predator drone over the streets of Minneapolis to surveil protesters in the wake George Floyd’s death last week. This is a prime example of how the federal...