Alameda Sheriffs Office Requesting Use of Surveillance Drones

[Nosmo King]

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation held a informational rally outside of Oakland City Hall to inform and protest Alameda County Sheriffs planned purchase of surveillance drones these drones will be equipped with thermal imaging and license readers.

 

[PoopyTeaBags]

love the police state... makes me feel all warm and fuzzy....

 

[Stondestmanaliv]

it`s only a matter of time before one crashes.

 

[MadBuddhaAbuser]

link or something?

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

Time to invest on the IR block film.......

 

[TURBD]

Time to invest on the IR block film.......

.308 with scope.

 

[kifmaster]

sales on clay pigeons will drop significantly.

 

[wantaknow]

i wonder how you hack there frequncy?and take over the damn thing

 

[LeeROI]

Seattle Times front page article yesterday: SPD wants to play the game also. Some citizen static so far and the department's reputation has taken a real beating from unrelated matters (DOJ is on its ass).

 

[HUGE]

When Do they activate skynet?

 

[thinkin]

WHATS GOING ON! Cops not complying with the law anymore !
They CANT use thermal imaging without a WARRANT.

Who is monitoring the monitors ! Just INVITES corruption.

Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001), held that the use of a thermal imaging device from a public vantage point to monitor the radiation of heat from a person's home was a "search" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, and thus required a warrant. Because the police in this case did not have a warrant, the Court reversed Kyllo's conviction for growing marijuana.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyllo_v._United_States

I see the courts and police are trying to erode the public's EXPECTATION of privacy.
See cell phone tracking..

THIS IS A HORRIBLE TREND which unfortunately I don't see stopping until the people start speaking publicly about it.