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Have an example of this? Would be interesting to see it.

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BuzzFeed News had a big feature and analysis here: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/spies-in-t...

There are twitter bot accounts that post live when they detect aircraft flying in circles:

@SkyCirclesSF @SkyCirclesLA @SkyCirclesDC

Not a map but it being done openly in Baltimore.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-c...

This book is the best source on the topic: https://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Sky-Secret-Gorgon-Stare/dp/05449...

This isn't about drones, but here is an article from last year about the DoD using surveillance balloons that use radar from 65,000 ft to generate high-res images of the ground:

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-government-testing-survei...

It's so funny how you can whip up conspiracy theories just by adding superfluous adjectives. Instead of just saying "radar" you say "wireless radar device", as if prior radars used wires, and then you say it creates "high-resolution images using radio pulses", as if this did not apply to every radar ever built.

We have been using aircraft to track vehicles since the invention of aircraft. The people and their government have a legitimate interest in doing so. Nobody has a right to go about in a vehicle anonymously and privately.

https://www.modbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/bee-inv...

We shouldn't expect the centuries old philosophical/legal/procedural balance we've crafted between investigatory powers and personal rights to remain valid and correct in the face of a 99.999% decrease in the cost of surveillance and corresponding explosion in scope.

Naturally, authorities didn't object to the technological expansion of their power. It's up to us to figure out if/when/how to push back. Step zero is admitting that it actually happened, admitting that we should reset our heuristics, and calling out the ludicrous argument "this is how it's always been," because, well it isn't.

Where did I say there was no legitimate interest to do this? I am in agreement with you in saying this surveillance is not new and is not a conspiracy.

It's possible for something to be not new and not a conspiracy but also not good and not right, all at the same time.

Then it should have been posted in technology, security, or news subreddits.

Seconded.

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