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Hi, I edited this story (I'm the security editor at WIRED). The goal of the opening anecdote wasn't intended to be about free speech, it was to show one of the

Hi, I edited this story (I'm the security editor at WIRED). The goal of the opening anecdote wasn't intended to be about free speech, it was to show one of the ways the drones are used and what one of the people involved in the incident thought about it. The story as a whole is trying to convey what the reality is like living in a city policed in part through the use of drones.

randcraw 2y ago
Good article. It nicely illustrates the general lack of oversight and policy (and enforcement thereof) nationwide when adopting new tech by government. Police use of tech is very poorly and inconsistently regulated nationwide. Without better governance, abuse of such tech by cowboy cops will become routine. And without oversight and transparency, any constraints on that abuse become unenforceable. IMO, the story makes that case well.