Hello, Drone List: You may have heard that the Alameda County Sheriff plans to buy surveillance drones: Bay Area Law Enforcement Agencies Test Drones http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bay-Area-Law-Enforcement-Agencies-Test-... A group of privacy advocates and anti-drone activists held a press conference yesterday: http://occupiedoaktrib.org/2012/10/17/say-no-to-drones-in-alameda-county/ And here is the a roundup of the press so far: Alameda County Sheriff plans to buy a surveillance drone - Oakland Tribune http://www.insidebayarea.com/oakland-tribune/ci_21803888/alameda-county-sher... Alameda Sheriff Seeks Drone - KQED http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/10/18/109720/alameda_sheriff_seeks_drone... Police use of drones concerns activists - San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Police-use-of-drones-concerns-activists-... Alameda County Sheriff seeks drone for thermal imaging, surveillance; UAV would be shared among several public safety agencies - MuckRock https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2012/oct/19/alameda-county-sheriff-se... ACLU challenges Bay Area police drone plans; Alameda County will experiment with drones. Activists and residents demand details - Salon http://www.salon.com/2012/10/18/aclu_challenge_bay_area_police_drone_plans/ Alameda County sheriffbs office considers purchasing drones Civilians, civil rights groups raise concerns about aerial surveillance drones - The Daily Californian http://www.dailycal.org/2012/10/18/civilians-and-civil-rights-groups-speak-o... California Sheriffbs Dept Wants Surveillance Drone To b Track Suspects With Gunsb Civil rights Activists, Attorneys, fight back - InfoWars http://www.infowars.com/california-sheriffs-dept-wants-surveillance-drone-to... Easily Abused, Domestic Drones Raise Enormous Privacy Concerns - ACLU Blog of Rights http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/easily-abu... Davey D Covers the possibility of Drones in Oakland - KPFA Hard Knock Radio http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/85323 Warnings of Domestic Spying as Oakland Police Seek Drones; Local activists worry about abuse, push for updated safeguards - Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/10/19-5 Enjoy. Mary Madden Oakland, CA _______________________________________________ drone-list mailing list drone-list@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/drone-list If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE