[drone-list] Stopping Surveillance Drones over Oakland & Berkeley

mary lovegadget mary at lovegadget.com
Fri Oct 19 11:35:27 PDT 2012


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-Drones-173415551.html

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-sheriff-plans-buy-surveillance-drone

Alameda Sheriff Seeks Drone - KQED
http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/10/18/109720/alameda_sheriff_seeks_drone?category=bay+area

Police use of drones concerns activists - San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Police-use-of-drones-concerns-activists-3962638.php

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-seeks-drone-thermal-imaging/

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-out-against-potential-drone-use-in-alameda-county/

California Sheriffbs Dept Wants Surveillance Drone To bTrack Suspects With Gunsb
Civil rights Activists, Attorneys, fight back - InfoWars
http://www.infowars.com/california-sheriffs-dept-wants-surveillance-drone-to-track-suspects-with-guns/

Easily Abused, Domestic Drones Raise Enormous Privacy Concerns - ACLU Blog of Rights
http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/easily-abused-domestic-drones-raise-enormous-privacy

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
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