Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Drone Journalism

With the recent intense focus on the 'Occupy Wall Street' (OWS) Movement around the world, it's not surprising that there has appeared a technological innovation, or adaptation, that permits closer inspection of the policing response to these gatherings. The link below provides some good insight into the new phenomenon of "drone journalism" where a small drone is used to look at police activities and crowd management efforts:

Drone Journalism

As it becomes more prevalent in different jurisdictions, there will be court challenges and certainly dramatic revelations as these drones capture images and activities not normally accessible to public view. Most interesting to see this refinement of an innovation intended originally for military application.

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