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San Francisco has become a laboratory for police surveillance after early resistance; SFPD recorded 700 drone flights last month, up from 93 in February 2025 (sfstandard.com)
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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago

Just wait, soon they'll have RoboCop

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

Not surprising that they are ramping up surveillance efforts world-wide as hatret for billionaires reach an all time high.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The good thing is, Ukraine has told us how to defend against drones. And it can be cheap and easy to acquire.

[–] ushmel@piefed.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

12 gauge birdshot

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 1 points 5 months ago

That, or dyneema/nylon strings attached to weights so that it'll fly further and not spread to all eternity.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

drones are just perfect for chasing people, way better than cars and helis