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    • Electromagnetic Radiation & Wireless • News From Around the World
    August 28, 2024

    Backyard Privacy in the Age of Drones

    A drone captures stunning aerial views above a beautifully landscaped backyard near a modern house.

    Police departments and law enforcement agencies are increasingly collecting personal information using drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition to high-resolution photographic and video cameras, police drones may be equipped with myriad spying payloads, such as live-video transmitters, thermal imaging, heat sensors, mapping technology, automated license plate readers, cell site simulators, cell phone signal interceptors and other technologies.

    Captured data can later be scrutinized with backend software tools like license plate readers and face recognition technology. There have even been proposals for law enforcement to attach lethal and less-lethal weapons to drones and robots.

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