I mentioned this last month when DangerRoom covered it, but now CBS has picked up on the issue, too. Charles Feldman reports: As the Federal Aviation Administration helps usher in an age of drones for U.S. law enforcement agencies, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) domestically by the U.S. military — and the sharing…
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Would police use of drones be thrifty, or threat to liberty?
Olympia Meola reports from Virginia: Gov. Bob McDonnell has signaled that he is open to the domestic use of unmanned aircraft in law enforcement, triggering concern from a civil-liberties group about the threat to privacy posed by drones soaring through American skies. McDonnell broached the issue last week in response to a question asked during…
Shots Fired and Pinpointed: Is There a Privacy Concern?
Impressive technology raises privacy concerns. Erica Goode reports: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — At 7:22:07 p.m. on a recent Thursday evening, an electronic alarm went off in the soundproofed control room of a suburban office building here. A technician quickly focused on the computer screen, where the words “multiple gunshots” appeared in large type. She listened…
First Arrest by Pilotless Drone Raises Fourth Amendment Questions
From the law firm of James E. Crawford, Jr. & Associates, as seen on FindLaw: Today’s citizens, including those in Maryland, have adopted as an integral part of their lives the new technology: the Web, mobile phones, tablets, etc. Much of this technology includes applications like GPS positioning. To a certain extent, we allow social…