At a press conference on Thursday, Assistant NYPD Commissioner Kaz Daughtry stated that the drones will respond to “non-priority and precedence calls.”
For instance, if a caller reports a large crowd or a significant event in the yard, we will use our property to go up and go check on the event to see whether the report is accurate or not, and we will then be able to determine how many resources we need to send to that location for this weekend, according to Daughtry. We can put our drone crew on the market starting tonight and continuing as late as possible on Monday morning.
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Over the location of a “partially” collapsed parking storage, an NYPD or FDNY drone flies.(AP)
Advocates for civil liberties and privacy expressed their opposition to the plan and questioned whether the use of drones for police surveillance would be in violation of the law.
New York Civil Liberties Union privacy and technology strategist Daniel Schwarz said, alluding to a 2020 city law forcing the NYPD to disclose its monitoring methods, “It is a troubling announcement and it flies in the face of the POST Act.” “Using drones in this way is a situation straight out of science fiction.”
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Like many other cities, New York City has become more and more dependent on drones for policing purposes.According to records kept by the town, the police department has utilized drones 124 times so far this year, a significant increase from the total of 4 times they were used in 2022.
After visiting Israel last week, Democratic Mayor Eric Adams, a former police captain, said he would like the police to further embrace the “limitless” potential of drones. He cited Israel’s use of the technology as an example.
Following complaints about large gatherings, the New York City Police Department announced plans to use surveillance drones to fly over the city this Labor Day weekend to watch outdoor activities or barbecues.(Image by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Privacy activists caution, however, that because regulations have not kept up with technology advancements, intrusive surveillance may occur that would be illegal if done by a human police officer.
The rush to implement new aerial monitoring is a major concern due to the lack of protections against cameras being aimed at our backyards and bedrooms. Albert Fox Cahn, executive director of the Monitoring Technology Oversight Project, highlighted this issue.
Adams’ representative provided a link to updated instructions, simplifying private drone operations in the city. However, it remains unclear if the police department has any insurance coverage for drone monitoring.
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Advocates for civil liberties and privacy expressed their opposition to the plan and questioned whether the use of drones for police surveillance would be in violation of the law.(iStock)
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, almost 1,400 police departments nationwide use drones in some capacity.
Federal regulations typically allow unmanned aircraft to fly only within the operator’s line of sight, although many police agencies have requested exceptions. The ACLU predicts that police department drone use is on the verge of significant growth.
In order to prevent future surveillance overreach, Cahn suggested that city officials should be more upfront with the public about how they are using drones.
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