Seattle PD Insists Drones Won’t Spy on Residents

Josh Kerns
mynorthwest.com
April 24, 2012

The Seattle Police Department insists it won’t be using new remote controlled aircraft to spy on people, despite concerns raised by the ACLU.

“The idea that this is going to be used to infringe on people’s privacy, that is simply not the case,” says Sgt. Sean Whitcomb.

The ACLU raised red flags about the drones after it was reported last week the SPD would be deploying several unmanned aircraft thanks to a grant funded by the Urban Areas Security initiative.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 1:32 pm

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