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Drones: From The War on Terror to the War on Crime

By David AbuegSep 25, 2014Analysisacquisition, data, drones, military, police, surveillance, tracking

Surveillance Drones on the Homefront The somber warning of Orwell’s dystopian 1984 may have seemed to pass with the fall of the Soviet Union, but many Americans have begun to fear that their free, democratic country isn’t as free and safe as it used to be. The birthplace of the unmanned aerial vehicle, or more […]

LA License Plate Tracking Case

By JacksonSep 4, 2014NewsLos Angeles, news, surveillance, tracking

This is a release from the EFF about the ruling from an LA court in a case brought by the ACLU and EFF asking for the release of a week’s worth of recordings. Though not directly related to drones, it is related to technology and society and is worth a read. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/secrecy-trumps-public-debate-new-ruling-las-license-plate-readers