Video:
Audio:
- KPFA Hard Knock Radio: Davey D Covers the possibility of Drones in Oakland
- KPFA Up Front (2:40 & 8:30): Interview with Alameda County Sheriff Ahern
- Free Speech Radio News: Alameda County residents cite privacy concerns, police abuse as officials seek to use domestic drones
Press:
- Oakland Tribune: Alameda County Sheriff plans to buy a surveillance drone
- San Francisco Chronicle: Police use of drones concerns activists
- MuckRock: Alameda County Sheriff seeks drone for thermal imaging, surveillance; UAV would be shared among several public safety agencies
- KQED: Alameda Sheriff Seeks Drone
- Salon: ACLU challenges Bay Area police drone plans; Alameda County will experiment with drones. Activists and residents demand details
- The Daily Californian: Alameda County sheriff’s office considers purchasing drones
Civilians, civil rights groups raise concerns about aerial surveillance drones - InfoWars: California Sheriff’s Dept Wants Surveillance Drone To “Track Suspects With Guns”
Civil rights Activists, Attorneys, fight back - Common Dreams: Warnings of Domestic Spying as Oakland Police Seek Drones; Local activists worry about abuse, push for updated safeguards
- KQED: Sheriff’s Department Says Drone Could Save Lives
- The Associated Press – Sacramento Bee: Alameda Co. sheriff seeks drone to fight crime
- The Associated Press – Mercury News: Alameda County sheriff seeks drone to fight crime (longer version)
- PressTV: ACLU challenges California police drone plans
- RT: California sheriff asks DHS for surveillance drones
- The Bay Citizen: Alameda County sheriff wants a drone
- Los Angeles Times – L.A. Now: Privacy issues raised in Alameda County’s possible use of drones
- Oakland Local – Consideration of drone purchase has some worried about military influence
- Reuters – Seattle police plan for helicopter drones hits severe turbulence
- Salon – The “drone caucus” sped up domestic drone use
Partner & Ally Blogs:
- ACLU Blog of Rights: Easily Abused, Domestic Drones Raise Enormous Privacy Concerns
- People’s Blog for the Constitution (BORDC): Drones in Alameda County, California? Community, civil liberties advocate say no
- EFF: EFF and MuckRock Have Filed Over 200 Records Requests On Drones And The Results Pouring In
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