New report on New York police’s drone operations released amid sightings

Inquiry found NYPD’s current use and impact policies do not ‘sufficiently disclose’ its technology capability

A new report from the New York City department of investigation on the New York police department’s drone operations has been released amid a flurry of drone sightings and activity along the eastern seaboard and elsewhere across the US.

The report indicates that the NYPD’s current use and impact policies regarding its drone operations do not “sufficiently disclose details related to the capabilities of the technology”.

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