Cops are using drones as first responders in this California border town. Citizens say they’re being watched as they go about their daily lives. It marks the start of the police drone era—where eyes will be in the sky.
In a WIRED investigation, based on more than 22 million flight coordinates, reveals the complicated truth about the first full-blown police drone program in Chula Vista, a city near San Diego. While some citizens say they feel safer with the drones buzzing above them, others, specifically in poorer neighborhoods say they feel watched. And your city could be next.
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By Dhruv Mehrotra and Jesse Marx
Cops are using drones as first responders in this California border town. Citizens say they’re being watched as they go about their daily lives. It marks the start of the police drone era—where eyes will be in the sky.
In a WIRED investigation, based on more than 22 million flight coordinates, reveals the complicated truth about the first full-blown police drone program in Chula Vista, a city near San Diego. While some citizens say they feel safer with the drones buzzing above them, others, specifically in poorer neighborhoods say they feel watched. And your city could be next.
Read the full investigation: [https://www.wired.com/story/the-age-of-the-drone-police-is-here/](https://www.wired.com/story/the-age-of-the-drone-police-is-here/)
I’m investing in a good slingshot with either BBs or ball bearings.
In the age of drone police, who will police the drone police?