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ACLU warns lawmakers drones could normalize broad airborne surveillance; urges strict limits and transparency
Summary
ACLU policy counsel Jay Stanley told the Maryland House Judiciary Committee that while drones can aid some emergencies, rapid regulatory and technological change threatens to widen airborne surveillance unless states adopt usage limits, retention rules and public oversight.
Jay Stanley, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, told the Maryland House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 15 that flying video cameras over communities is a new capability that requires legislative guardrails to prevent expansive and persistent surveillance.
“We are in very early days of this technology,” Stanley said. He warned lawmakers that falling hardware costs, evolving FAA rules and automation could make continuous aerial monitoring inexpensive and commonplace, increasing the risk of persistent tracking…
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