Friday, December 7, 2012

ACLU Charges Alameda County Sheriff Seeks A Surveillance Drone

The American Civil Liberties Union Of Northern California has revealed what it says are plans of the Alameda County Sheriff to use a drone for surveillance and intelligence gathering purposes. the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation obtained documents through the California Public Records Act. The Alameda County Sheriff had said the drone would be used for search and rescue and disaster response. Maureen Signard has more on the story.