Big Sis Rolls Out Surveillance Drones

Manuel Valdes
AP
May 3, 2012

Editor’s note: Described as “a large step closer to a surveillance society in which our every move is monitored, tracked, recorded, and scrutinized by the authorities.”

The federal government’s unmanned drones patrolling the U.S.-Canadian border are venturing into Washington’s airspace.

In testimony before a U.S. Senate panel last week, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said northern border surveillance using unmanned aerial aircraft now expands from North Dakota to Eastern Washington.

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This article was posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 8:04 pm

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