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September 17th, 2015 
Awake Goy 
Are drones coming to a police department near you? Possibly.
Next thing you know, they’ll be pepper spraying you from 10,000 feet.
From Yahoo News:
Los Angeles (AFP) – Drones are increasingly making their mark in the arsenal of US police forces, operating in a legal gray area and sparking concerns of constant surveillance of civilians.
Since 2012, government agencies can use small drones — weighing less than 55 pounds, or 25 kilograms — under certain conditions and after obtaining a certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.
But the FAA, which is preparing small drone regulations, does not have authority on privacy protection and there is no specific framework on the issue on a national level.
Up to two dozen police forces are currently fully equipped with drones and trained to use them, including pioneers Grand Forks in North Dakota; Arlington, Texas; Mesa County, Colorado and the Utah Highway Patrol.
According to the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, at least 60 police forces across the country — from Houston, Texas, to Mobile, Alabama, North Little Rock, Arkansas, and Miami-Dade County — have asked for drone certification.
The FBI also uses drones for specific missions
Rights groups are not opposed to drones as such but rather are concerned that some law enforcement agencies will use them for constant surveillance of the population.
Silly conspiracy theorists. Your government loves you, and would never surreptitiously spy on you.
“Without proper regulation, drones equipped with facial recognition software, infrared technology and speakers capable of monitoring personal conversations would cause unprecedented invasions of our privacy rights,” the ACLU said.
“Tiny drones could go completely unnoticed while peering into the window of a home or place of worship.”
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, for one, is calling for a warrant before each police drone flight.
For related articles, see:
The FBI Has Been Using Drones Domestically Since 2006
Drones in America? They are Already Here…
Where in the USA are the Drones Headed?
45 U.S. Military Veterans Sign Letter Urging Drone Operators to “Refuse to Fly”
Meet Brandon Bryant: The Drone Operator Who Quit After Killing a Child
This is What Really Happens in the Drone Program from an Insider
McClatchy Study: Obama Administration Has No Idea Who They are Killing with Drones
U.S. Drone Strike Math – 41 Terrorists Targeted, 1,147 People Killed
New Report: Drone Strikes 10x More Deadly to Civilians than Manned Aircraft
Three of the Four U.S. Citizens Killed with Drones were Killed by Accident
Just Say NO: Seattle Residents Kill the City’s Drone Program
In Liberty,
Michael Krieger
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