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EFF to San Francisco Police: Drones are Powerful Surveillance Tools That Require a Robust Policy

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION · Beryl Lipton ·

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The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) began regularly deploying drones two years ago and has since expanded their use in a way that has outpaced its documented policy and evaded existing local and state oversight of these devices. The department has a new proposed policy, which continues to be grossly inadequate in protecting privacy and civil liberties. At best, the draft policy continues…

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