Recently in SF, the police have been very open about their use of drones to follow thieves (completely violating their privacy). It is like China where there are posters telling you drone surveillance is in effect.

I think we need to expand CCPA so that the government cannot simply spy on you by claiming that “criminals” are near you. Even criminals should have their privacy protected or else they will just label everyone criminals.

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dylan604 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If you're being followed/tracked by a drone, you are clearly not in a place where you expect privacy. How are we confusing being out in public and expectation of privacy issues?

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1234letshaveatw 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

how does using a drone to follow thieves violate anyone's privacy? how is it any different than police pursuit in a marked car?

	▲	quantummagic an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Don't know the specifics of what the OP is referencing, but some police departments are experimenting with some wild tech. Check out the Baltimore "Spy Plane", for instance. It used high-altitude Cessna airplanes (rather than drones) equipped with a massive array of cameras, that recorded everything. It allowed analysts to: - Watch and record a 30-square-mile area of the city simultaneously, in real-time. - If a crime occurred, they could "go back in time" to see where a suspect came from. Ie. track a vehicle from its destination back to its source. - Or they could follow a vehicle "forward" in time to see where it parked, identifying potential hideouts or residences. Of course, it was recording everyone, not just criminals.