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New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns

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New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns

[email protected] • 2 years ago

Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may find an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police drone.

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So if I got a drone and live streamed some cops backyard pool party that’d be ok?
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  13•2 years ago
  Depends, are you a cop?
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  4•2 years ago
  It would probably be legal.
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    1•2 years ago
    Possibly not advisable, they tend to be quite … shootie

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