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Salt Lake City launches eye-in-the-sky drone cops.
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Hey Wilson, remember the other day when folks were getting all up in arms over license plate-reading cameras? They are a bit Big Brotherish, watching Utah drivers when there aren't any police around, but it's more than that. In some isolated incidences (not Salt Lake City), cops have used surveillance systems like “Flock” cameras to stalk ex-wives and former girlfriends.
Holy smokes! That's Big Brother on steroids. But wait, there's more: as Salt Lake Tribune ace Tony Semerad reports, the Salt Lake City Police Department now deploys drones.
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