Summary
The NYPD announced an expansion of its “Drone as First Responder” program, using drones to respond to robberies and alerts from ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system with a high error rate.
The drones will provide real-time video and audio to officers, aiding in investigations, crowd monitoring, and emergency responses.
Civil liberties groups have raised privacy concerns, especially as ShotSpotter has been criticized for inaccuracies and for disproportionately targeting Black and brown neighborhoods.
Other cities, like Chicago and Durham, have already moved to end or review their ShotSpotter contracts.
I can imagine being robbed and a drone just flies around with blinking red and blue lights with a siren.
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“Welcome to City 17!”
Pick up that can.
raises middle finger
Only played the VR mod
Time to dust off the crowbar
It’s gonna take more than a crowbar to get us out of this one
After you find the crowbar you usually find a pistol next
Where is my gravity gun? ALYX! DOG!
So what’s to stop the government using these for mass surveillance or targeting government dissidents
Don’t you worry your pretty little head about it. If you’re not doing anything wrong then it won’t matter, right?
Lol.
It would be so unfortunate if someone made an Open source hardware version of anti-drone guns…
The first time someone shoots one down, they’re going to make it so that downing a drone has the same criminal penalty as attacking an officer. Mark my words.
I’m sure they’ll put them back in storage after problems are resolved…NOT.
