Right now, the only thing holding back most police from deploying armed drones and robots is the policies of companies and the social stigma surrounding the issue. Neither of these will hold forever. We need regulation. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawm…
Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent Armed Police Drones
This is not science fiction. It’s not premature. If towns, cities, states, or the federal government want to act to reign in the emergence of armed police drones and robots, we have precious little time.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •Sensitive content
Technology outpaces the law, because the methodology is always the same: by the time a law is passed, three generations of surveillance techniques have already been developed. States have realized that attacking encryption itself is pointless (it's too complex); instead, they control entry and exit points, providers, and infrastructures and currently, they are controlling the narratives via AI.
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Toni Aittoniemi
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •We won’t need Skynet. The Tech bros will do it all themselves.
And when we fight back, they’ll call us ungrateful.
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in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •Dane Anthony Broderick
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •I wrote this short story in 2017 after reading an article by New Scientist titled "The ethics issue: Should we give robots the right to kill?.
It's a fitting time to revisit.
daneanthonybroderick.com/robot…
Robot Upbringing - Giving robots the right to kill
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in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •which country are we talking about?
this is a world wide web
a bit of context would help
NathanMurdock
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •Is the speed of legislatures not too slow generally? Passing and implementing laws more rapidly has its own drawbacks.
In Canada there are already regulations surrounding flying drones, not specifically directed at police only. I would be very surprised if the same is not in the United States already.
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in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •Sam
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •FCC ID: ___
UAV ID: ___
UAV NAME: ___
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) ID: (This is the FAA remote ID number broadcasted from the drone) ____
OPERATOR ID: ___
The Federal Law for flying drones adheres to Local Authorities as well.
Source: faa.gov/uas/commercial_operato…
#drones #FAA
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in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •We have PD cybertrucks and flock cameras *donated* by our local oligarch, so far. Less accountability when public funds are not used.
Armed drones are probably already in beta test…
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