The Age of the Police Drone is Here

Published on July 4, 2024

A Wired investigation, based on more than 22 million flight coordinates, reveals the complicated truth about the first full-blown police drone program in the US – and why your city could be next. 

 

Dhruv Mehrota & Jesse Marx

June 5, 2024, Wired

 

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