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Leahy warns that police drones threaten privacy

Posted on January 17, 2013July 1, 2025 by Dissent

Brendan Sasso reports:

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Wednesday that he is concerned about the growing use of drones by police to conduct surveillance.

“I think there could be a significant threat to the privacy and civil liberties of millions of Americans,” Leahy said in a speech at Georgetown University Law Center.

He argued that sacrificing privacy will not make people safer.

“Let’s not forget we have certain basic constitutional rights as Americans,” Leahy said.

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