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EFF to Michigan Court: Governments Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Use a Drone to Spy on You Without a Warrant (www.eff.org)

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief urging the Michigan Supreme Court to find that warrantless drone surveillance of a home violates the Fourth Amendment. The EFF argues that drones are fundamentally different from helicopters or airplanes, and that their silent and unobtrusive capabilities make them a formidable threat to privacy. The EFF also points out that the government is increasingly using drones for surveillance, and that communities of color are more likely to be targeted. The EFF calls on the court to recognize the danger that governmental drone use poses to our Fourth Amendment rights.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

Every time you shop on Amazon, you can donate a portion of your purchase price to EFF via their Amazon affiliate program (not Amazon smile, which was discontinued). You pay the same price, Daddy Bezos gets a couple bucks less. See this page for more info: https://www.eff.org/node/58741