“Allowing the police to wield this power unchecked is anathema to the values enshrined in our Fourth Amendment,” wrote Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals Chief Judge Roger Gregory in late June. The case, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department, involved the use of aerial surveillance that continuously tracked and monitored the […]
33 Blog Posts From the DRONES Tag
Fourth Amendment Wins in the Baltimore Plane Surveillance Case: NMA E-Newsletter #654
July 26, 2021 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Aerial Surveillance, ALPR, CELL PHONE, DRONES, Facial Recognition, First Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, PRIVACY, Search Warrant, Technology
San Diego Wants to Use Military-Grade Drones to Catch Speeders
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, of the Mass Privatel Blog Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Joe’s Mass Privatel Blog on December 3, 2020. Joe is one of the co-writers for the NMA’s Street Surveillance Blog. The Voice of San Diego recently revealed how the city of San Diego secretly considered using military-grade drones to spy on motorists. According […]
How a Surveillance State Affects Motorists’ Privacy?
November 18, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, Automated Traffic Cameras, DMV, DRONES, E-ZPass, Facial Recognition, NMA, Parking, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Street Lights, Technology, Toll Roads, TOLLING, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director and Joe Cadillic of the Mass Privatel Blog First of all, let’s define a surveillance state, which will ultimately help us understand how a surveillance state affects motorists’ privacy. A 2013 Privacy International Blog took on that task with a look towards the United Kingdom. The UK data protection […]
Is Amazon the World’s Largest Private Surveillance Company?
October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments • DRONES, Facial Recognition, IoT, license plate readers, LICENSE PLATES, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director and Joe Cadillic, MassPrivatel Blog In late September, many news articles came out about Amazon’s new surveillance direction. Joe even wrote a post on the MassPrivatel blog entitled: Amazon Drone Deliveries: The Greatest Threat to Privacy Americans Have Ever Seen. Credit: William Warby Shelia: Joe, can you explain what […]
Police Drones Take Off—What is the Impact for Motorists?
• September 21, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Automated Traffic Enforcement, DRONES, Facial Recognition, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #485. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter on a weekly basis, join the National Motorists Association today! Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown […]
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