EFF to SFPD: Drones Are Powerful Surveillance Tools That Require a Robust Policy

EFF to SFPD: Drones Are Powerful Surveillance Tools That Require a Robust Policy eff.org

In addition to mission creep, the SFPD has steadily and exponentially increased the number of drone flights, from roughly 350 deployments in 2024, to over 1,100 from January to August 2025, to over 3,500 in just the…

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> EFF to San Francisco Police: Drones are Powerful Surveillance Tools That Require a Robust Policy

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