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Drones May Soon Be Over Your Neighborhood

The number of police agencies across the country interested in using drone technology is growing fast.  But, there has been no public debate about how far this technology will allow police powers to reach before it starts to impeded on our rights as citizens.  Will Metro ever use drones to arrest citizens?  It's already happened on US soil.

 

GUESTS

Catherine Crump, Staff Atty, Union’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, ACLU

Steve Gitlin, VP of Marketing Strategy and Communications, Aerovironment Inc.

Brian Bennett, LA Times Washington Bureau

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