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Police in Scottsdale, AZ will start using drones as first responders


Arizona police departments announced they will use special first responder drones on emergency calls.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has raised concerns about Flock’s license plate reader cameras. “It’s not clear where the courts will draw lines, and there’s a very real prospect that other, more local uses of drones become so common and routine that without strong privacy protections, we end up with the functional equivalent of a mass surveillance regime in the skies,” Stanley wrote. The drone cannot be over 55 pounds including attached equipment or goods it may be carrying to emergency sites and they can’t fly any higher than 400 feet above the ground or structures.

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