Protesters Use Spy Drones

November 21st, 2011

Via: Wired:

The proliferation of drones throughout the military — and into civilian law enforcement — can make it feel like we’re living in an airborne panopticon. But flying robots are agnostic about who they train their gaze upon, and can spy on cops as easily as they can spy on civilians.

In the video above, protesters in Warsaw got a drone’s eye view of a phalanx of police in riot gear during a heated Saturday demonstration. The drone — spotted by Wired editor-in-chief and drone-builder Chris Anderson — was a tiny Polish RoboKopter equipped with a videocamera.

As Chris observes, no more do citizens need to wait for news choppers to get aerial footage of a major event. With drones, they can shoot their own overhead video.

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One Response to “Protesters Use Spy Drones”

  1. pessimistic optimist says:
    November 22, 2011 at 10:29 am

    great footage. what happened to all the laws prohibiting video footage of police w/out permission? that all still on the books for these ows protests? any charges filed, or has it mostly been uploaded anonymously?

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