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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Chair of the CA Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection ﹫senatorcabaldon․bsky․social speaks in June on A․B․ 1709, the proposed social media ban for youth under 16 that threatens the pr…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Chair of the CA Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection ﹫senatorcabaldon․bsky․social speaks in June on A․B․ 1709, the proposed social media ban for youth under 16 that threatens the pr…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Chair of the CA Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection ﹫senatorcabaldon․bsky․social speaks in June on A․B․ 1709, the proposed social media ban for youth under 16 that threatens the pr…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Chair of the CA Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection ﹫senatorcabaldon․bsky․social speaks in June on A․B․ 1709, the proposed social media ban for youth under 16 that threatens the pr…”
https://mastodon.social/@eff/117078645325698857
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Chair of the CA Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection ﹫senatorcabaldon․bsky․social speaks in June on A․B․ 1709, the proposed social media ban for youth under 16 that threatens the pr…”
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/378594/ Backlash after EFF’s Joburg mayoral candidate’s migrant remarks #ActionSAHermanMashabaResponse #AntiImmigrationBacklash #EFF #JohannesburgLocalElections #PanAfricanismEFF #SouthAfrica #XenophobiaJohannesburg
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Our friends at The Border Chronicle have launched Wall Watch, an interactive map documenting the growing infrastructure at the US-Mexico border, featuring surveillance data compiled by EFF․ wallwatch․theborderchronicl…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Our friends at The Border Chronicle have launched Wall Watch, an interactive map documenting the growing infrastructure at the US-Mexico border, featuring surveillance data compiled by EFF․ wallwatch․theborderchronicl…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Our friends at The Border Chronicle have launched Wall Watch, an interactive map documenting the growing infrastructure at the US-Mexico border, featuring surveillance data compiled by EFF․ wallwatch․theborderchronicl…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Our friends at The Border Chronicle have launched Wall Watch, an interactive map documenting the growing infrastructure at the US-Mexico border, featuring surveillance data compiled by EFF․ wallwatch․theborderchronicl…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Our friends at The Border Chronicle have launched Wall Watch, an interactive map documenting the growing infrastructure at the US-Mexico border, featuring surveillance data compiled by EFF․ wallwatch․theborderchronicl…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“We submitted comments to the Meta Oversight Board on the removal of content related to the use of prescription drugs in pregnancy and childbirth․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/meta-must-stop-silencing-reproductive-health-…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“We submitted comments to the Meta Oversight Board on the removal of content related to the use of prescription drugs in pregnancy and childbirth․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/meta-must-stop-silencing-reproductive-health-…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“We submitted comments to the Meta Oversight Board on the removal of content related to the use of prescription drugs in pregnancy and childbirth․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/meta-must-stop-silencing-reproductive-health-…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“We submitted comments to the Meta Oversight Board on the removal of content related to the use of prescription drugs in pregnancy and childbirth․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/meta-must-stop-silencing-reproductive-health-…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“We submitted comments to the Meta Oversight Board on the removal of content related to the use of prescription drugs in pregnancy and childbirth․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/meta-must-stop-silencing-reproductive-health-…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Grab a copy of former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn's new book, Privacy's Defender—and get it signed—while you're at ⌗DEFCON! Signings are happening today in Exhibit Hall West 4 from 11am-12pm & 1-2pm: eff․org/d…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Grab a copy of former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn's new book, Privacy's Defender—and get it signed—while you're at ⌗DEFCON! Signings are happening today in Exhibit Hall West 4 from 11am-12pm & 1-2pm: eff․org/d…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Grab a copy of former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn's new book, Privacy's Defender—and get it signed—while you're at ⌗DEFCON! Signings are happening today in Exhibit Hall West 4 from 11am-12pm & 1-2pm: eff․org/d…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Grab a copy of former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn's new book, Privacy's Defender—and get it signed—while you're at ⌗DEFCON! Signings are happening today in Exhibit Hall West 4 from 11am-12pm & 1-2pm: eff․org/d…”
https://mastodon.social/@eff/117060477996677132
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Grab a copy of former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn's new book, Privacy's Defender—and get it signed—while you're at ⌗DEFCON! Signings are happening today in Exhibit Hall West 4 from 11am-12pm & 1-2pm: eff․org/d…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Companies offering online shopping are using AI-driven surveillance pricing to line their pockets․ How do you defend against it? Join our livestream with Q&A on August 12 to find out․
eff․org/livestream-sai”https://mastodon.social/@eff/117060250143354219
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Companies offering online shopping are using AI-driven surveillance pricing to line their pockets․ How do you defend against it? Join our livestream with Q&A on August 12 to find out․
eff․org/livestream-sai”https://mastodon.social/@eff/117060250143354219
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Companies offering online shopping are using AI-driven surveillance pricing to line their pockets․ How do you defend against it? Join our livestream with Q&A on August 12 to find out․
eff․org/livestream-sai”https://mastodon.social/@eff/117060250143354219
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Companies offering online shopping are using AI-driven surveillance pricing to line their pockets․ How do you defend against it? Join our livestream with Q&A on August 12 to find out․
eff․org/livestream-sai”https://mastodon.social/@eff/117060250143354219
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Companies offering online shopping are using AI-driven surveillance pricing to line their pockets․ How do you defend against it? Join our livestream with Q&A on August 12 to find out․
eff․org/livestream-sai”https://mastodon.social/@eff/117060250143354219
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Let an EFF staffer judge your beard! Compete, spectate, or heckle at the intersection of facial hair and hacker culture․ Four categories: Full Beard, Partial Beard, Moustache Only, Freestyle․ Fri 8/7, 1pm, Contest Stage…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Let an EFF staffer judge your beard! Compete, spectate, or heckle at the intersection of facial hair and hacker culture․ Four categories: Full Beard, Partial Beard, Moustache Only, Freestyle․ Fri 8/7, 1pm, Contest Stage…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Let an EFF staffer judge your beard! Compete, spectate, or heckle at the intersection of facial hair and hacker culture․ Four categories: Full Beard, Partial Beard, Moustache Only, Freestyle․ Fri 8/7, 1pm, Contest Stage…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Let an EFF staffer judge your beard! Compete, spectate, or heckle at the intersection of facial hair and hacker culture․ Four categories: Full Beard, Partial Beard, Moustache Only, Freestyle․ Fri 8/7, 1pm, Contest Stage…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Let an EFF staffer judge your beard! Compete, spectate, or heckle at the intersection of facial hair and hacker culture․ Four categories: Full Beard, Partial Beard, Moustache Only, Freestyle․ Fri 8/7, 1pm, Contest Stage…”
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Fast forward to 2026...
#EFF - Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent #ArmedPoliceDrones
By Matthew Guariglia
June 26, 2026"This is not science fiction. It’s not premature. If towns, cities, states, or the federal government want to act to rein in the emergence of armed police drones and robots, we have precious little time. In the absence of substantial regulation around when and how domestic law enforcement in the United States can deploy force using drones, the companies that markets technology to law enforcement have been moving. It’s past time concerned people take notice. Cities should not procure weaponized drones or robots, and multi-purpose drones and robots should be restricted from causing harm.
"Since 2021, EFF has been advocating against the use of armed robots or drones by law enforcement. This call has become more urgent as companies are moving in to take advantage of the lax regulatory landscape.
"This month, two disturbing developments raised concerns that we might be on the verge of a larger trend of drone militarization. The first is that the CEO of Skydio, one of the most prolific vendors of police drones in the United States, signaled that the company has a more permissive attitude toward arming their drones in some contexts than many people expected. When asked on a podcast about the public perception that the company had restrictions around letting the military arm their drones, CEO Adam Bry said, 'This is an area where I’ve gotten some things wrong. We said some things previously that led folks externally and internally to believe that, for example, we would prevent the military from putting weapons on our drones […] It’s very easy to sit back in a Silicon Valley office and think that we’re very smart, that we know the technology, and the idea of using it for X, Y, or Z thing seems evil or bad, so we’re going to write a policy or ban people from doing it. I think that’s ultimately misguided.'
"Simply put: he is signaling that #Skydio will not implement restrictions on their customers’ use of their devices.
"Bry was specifically asked about the military arming drones but the question reveals a disturbing truth: whether police arm drones domestically is currently based more on the internal ethical commitments of companies than it is any laws created by elected officials. Combining Skydio’s huge amount of police contracts, including supplying entire fleets for Drone as First Responders ( #DFR ) programs, and the tendency of military technologies like #surveillance aerostats to get redeployed on U.S. soil, creates a real recipe for the emergence of armed police drones."
Read more:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawmakers-must-act-now-prevent-armed-police-drones#SurveillanceState #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ArmedPoliceDrones #PoliceDrones
#ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
#CompliantTechnologies #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol -
Fast forward to 2026...
#EFF - Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent #ArmedPoliceDrones
By Matthew Guariglia
June 26, 2026"This is not science fiction. It’s not premature. If towns, cities, states, or the federal government want to act to rein in the emergence of armed police drones and robots, we have precious little time. In the absence of substantial regulation around when and how domestic law enforcement in the United States can deploy force using drones, the companies that markets technology to law enforcement have been moving. It’s past time concerned people take notice. Cities should not procure weaponized drones or robots, and multi-purpose drones and robots should be restricted from causing harm.
"Since 2021, EFF has been advocating against the use of armed robots or drones by law enforcement. This call has become more urgent as companies are moving in to take advantage of the lax regulatory landscape.
"This month, two disturbing developments raised concerns that we might be on the verge of a larger trend of drone militarization. The first is that the CEO of Skydio, one of the most prolific vendors of police drones in the United States, signaled that the company has a more permissive attitude toward arming their drones in some contexts than many people expected. When asked on a podcast about the public perception that the company had restrictions around letting the military arm their drones, CEO Adam Bry said, 'This is an area where I’ve gotten some things wrong. We said some things previously that led folks externally and internally to believe that, for example, we would prevent the military from putting weapons on our drones […] It’s very easy to sit back in a Silicon Valley office and think that we’re very smart, that we know the technology, and the idea of using it for X, Y, or Z thing seems evil or bad, so we’re going to write a policy or ban people from doing it. I think that’s ultimately misguided.'
"Simply put: he is signaling that #Skydio will not implement restrictions on their customers’ use of their devices.
"Bry was specifically asked about the military arming drones but the question reveals a disturbing truth: whether police arm drones domestically is currently based more on the internal ethical commitments of companies than it is any laws created by elected officials. Combining Skydio’s huge amount of police contracts, including supplying entire fleets for Drone as First Responders ( #DFR ) programs, and the tendency of military technologies like #surveillance aerostats to get redeployed on U.S. soil, creates a real recipe for the emergence of armed police drones."
Read more:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawmakers-must-act-now-prevent-armed-police-drones#SurveillanceState #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ArmedPoliceDrones #PoliceDrones
#ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
#CompliantTechnologies #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol -
Fast forward to 2026...
#EFF - Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent #ArmedPoliceDrones
By Matthew Guariglia
June 26, 2026"This is not science fiction. It’s not premature. If towns, cities, states, or the federal government want to act to rein in the emergence of armed police drones and robots, we have precious little time. In the absence of substantial regulation around when and how domestic law enforcement in the United States can deploy force using drones, the companies that markets technology to law enforcement have been moving. It’s past time concerned people take notice. Cities should not procure weaponized drones or robots, and multi-purpose drones and robots should be restricted from causing harm.
"Since 2021, EFF has been advocating against the use of armed robots or drones by law enforcement. This call has become more urgent as companies are moving in to take advantage of the lax regulatory landscape.
"This month, two disturbing developments raised concerns that we might be on the verge of a larger trend of drone militarization. The first is that the CEO of Skydio, one of the most prolific vendors of police drones in the United States, signaled that the company has a more permissive attitude toward arming their drones in some contexts than many people expected. When asked on a podcast about the public perception that the company had restrictions around letting the military arm their drones, CEO Adam Bry said, 'This is an area where I’ve gotten some things wrong. We said some things previously that led folks externally and internally to believe that, for example, we would prevent the military from putting weapons on our drones […] It’s very easy to sit back in a Silicon Valley office and think that we’re very smart, that we know the technology, and the idea of using it for X, Y, or Z thing seems evil or bad, so we’re going to write a policy or ban people from doing it. I think that’s ultimately misguided.'
"Simply put: he is signaling that #Skydio will not implement restrictions on their customers’ use of their devices.
"Bry was specifically asked about the military arming drones but the question reveals a disturbing truth: whether police arm drones domestically is currently based more on the internal ethical commitments of companies than it is any laws created by elected officials. Combining Skydio’s huge amount of police contracts, including supplying entire fleets for Drone as First Responders ( #DFR ) programs, and the tendency of military technologies like #surveillance aerostats to get redeployed on U.S. soil, creates a real recipe for the emergence of armed police drones."
Read more:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawmakers-must-act-now-prevent-armed-police-drones#SurveillanceState #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ArmedPoliceDrones #PoliceDrones
#ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
#CompliantTechnologies #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol -
Fast forward to 2026...
#EFF - Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent #ArmedPoliceDrones
By Matthew Guariglia
June 26, 2026"This is not science fiction. It’s not premature. If towns, cities, states, or the federal government want to act to rein in the emergence of armed police drones and robots, we have precious little time. In the absence of substantial regulation around when and how domestic law enforcement in the United States can deploy force using drones, the companies that markets technology to law enforcement have been moving. It’s past time concerned people take notice. Cities should not procure weaponized drones or robots, and multi-purpose drones and robots should be restricted from causing harm.
"Since 2021, EFF has been advocating against the use of armed robots or drones by law enforcement. This call has become more urgent as companies are moving in to take advantage of the lax regulatory landscape.
"This month, two disturbing developments raised concerns that we might be on the verge of a larger trend of drone militarization. The first is that the CEO of Skydio, one of the most prolific vendors of police drones in the United States, signaled that the company has a more permissive attitude toward arming their drones in some contexts than many people expected. When asked on a podcast about the public perception that the company had restrictions around letting the military arm their drones, CEO Adam Bry said, 'This is an area where I’ve gotten some things wrong. We said some things previously that led folks externally and internally to believe that, for example, we would prevent the military from putting weapons on our drones […] It’s very easy to sit back in a Silicon Valley office and think that we’re very smart, that we know the technology, and the idea of using it for X, Y, or Z thing seems evil or bad, so we’re going to write a policy or ban people from doing it. I think that’s ultimately misguided.'
"Simply put: he is signaling that #Skydio will not implement restrictions on their customers’ use of their devices.
"Bry was specifically asked about the military arming drones but the question reveals a disturbing truth: whether police arm drones domestically is currently based more on the internal ethical commitments of companies than it is any laws created by elected officials. Combining Skydio’s huge amount of police contracts, including supplying entire fleets for Drone as First Responders ( #DFR ) programs, and the tendency of military technologies like #surveillance aerostats to get redeployed on U.S. soil, creates a real recipe for the emergence of armed police drones."
Read more:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawmakers-must-act-now-prevent-armed-police-drones#SurveillanceState #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ArmedPoliceDrones #PoliceDrones
#ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
#CompliantTechnologies #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol -
Fast forward to 2026...
#EFF - Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent #ArmedPoliceDrones
By Matthew Guariglia
June 26, 2026"This is not science fiction. It’s not premature. If towns, cities, states, or the federal government want to act to rein in the emergence of armed police drones and robots, we have precious little time. In the absence of substantial regulation around when and how domestic law enforcement in the United States can deploy force using drones, the companies that markets technology to law enforcement have been moving. It’s past time concerned people take notice. Cities should not procure weaponized drones or robots, and multi-purpose drones and robots should be restricted from causing harm.
"Since 2021, EFF has been advocating against the use of armed robots or drones by law enforcement. This call has become more urgent as companies are moving in to take advantage of the lax regulatory landscape.
"This month, two disturbing developments raised concerns that we might be on the verge of a larger trend of drone militarization. The first is that the CEO of Skydio, one of the most prolific vendors of police drones in the United States, signaled that the company has a more permissive attitude toward arming their drones in some contexts than many people expected. When asked on a podcast about the public perception that the company had restrictions around letting the military arm their drones, CEO Adam Bry said, 'This is an area where I’ve gotten some things wrong. We said some things previously that led folks externally and internally to believe that, for example, we would prevent the military from putting weapons on our drones […] It’s very easy to sit back in a Silicon Valley office and think that we’re very smart, that we know the technology, and the idea of using it for X, Y, or Z thing seems evil or bad, so we’re going to write a policy or ban people from doing it. I think that’s ultimately misguided.'
"Simply put: he is signaling that #Skydio will not implement restrictions on their customers’ use of their devices.
"Bry was specifically asked about the military arming drones but the question reveals a disturbing truth: whether police arm drones domestically is currently based more on the internal ethical commitments of companies than it is any laws created by elected officials. Combining Skydio’s huge amount of police contracts, including supplying entire fleets for Drone as First Responders ( #DFR ) programs, and the tendency of military technologies like #surveillance aerostats to get redeployed on U.S. soil, creates a real recipe for the emergence of armed police drones."
Read more:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawmakers-must-act-now-prevent-armed-police-drones#SurveillanceState #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ArmedPoliceDrones #PoliceDrones
#ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
#CompliantTechnologies #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol -
#EFF Says Lawmakers Have “Precious Little Time” to Stop #ArmedPoliceDrones, and the Skydio Reversal Is Why
Haye Kesteloo · Editor-in-Chief June 29, 2026
Excerpt: "Federal law governs shooting at drones, not drones shooting at people
"The regulatory gap EFF is pointing at is real and lopsided. Federal law is clear and well-tested on one direction of force: firing at a drone is a felony. As DroneXL reported this month, a man who fired a BB gun at a Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone is facing charges under 18 U.S.C. § 32, which treats a drone as an aircraft and carries up to 20 years in prison. The statute dates to 1956 and has been applied to drone cases for years.
"There is no equivalent body of law running the other way. No federal statute defines when a law enforcement drone may deploy force against a person, what counts as proportionate, or who is liable when a less-lethal effect injures a bystander. San Francisco became the first city to ban police from using deadly force via robot back in 2022, but EFF argues a single-city policy covering only robots, not drones, is not enough. A workable rule, the group says, has to cover both categories and explicitly prohibit any body harm. The asymmetry is the whole problem: the person on the ground who shoots at a police drone faces two decades in federal prison, while the drone that might one day deploy force against that person operates in a legal vacuum."
https://dronexl.co/2026/06/29/eff-armed-police-drones-skydio-legal-gap/
#PoliceDrones #ArmedPoliceDrones #ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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#EFF Says Lawmakers Have “Precious Little Time” to Stop #ArmedPoliceDrones, and the Skydio Reversal Is Why
Haye Kesteloo · Editor-in-Chief June 29, 2026
Excerpt: "Federal law governs shooting at drones, not drones shooting at people
"The regulatory gap EFF is pointing at is real and lopsided. Federal law is clear and well-tested on one direction of force: firing at a drone is a felony. As DroneXL reported this month, a man who fired a BB gun at a Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone is facing charges under 18 U.S.C. § 32, which treats a drone as an aircraft and carries up to 20 years in prison. The statute dates to 1956 and has been applied to drone cases for years.
"There is no equivalent body of law running the other way. No federal statute defines when a law enforcement drone may deploy force against a person, what counts as proportionate, or who is liable when a less-lethal effect injures a bystander. San Francisco became the first city to ban police from using deadly force via robot back in 2022, but EFF argues a single-city policy covering only robots, not drones, is not enough. A workable rule, the group says, has to cover both categories and explicitly prohibit any body harm. The asymmetry is the whole problem: the person on the ground who shoots at a police drone faces two decades in federal prison, while the drone that might one day deploy force against that person operates in a legal vacuum."
https://dronexl.co/2026/06/29/eff-armed-police-drones-skydio-legal-gap/
#PoliceDrones #ArmedPoliceDrones #ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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#EFF Says Lawmakers Have “Precious Little Time” to Stop #ArmedPoliceDrones, and the Skydio Reversal Is Why
Haye Kesteloo · Editor-in-Chief June 29, 2026
Excerpt: "Federal law governs shooting at drones, not drones shooting at people
"The regulatory gap EFF is pointing at is real and lopsided. Federal law is clear and well-tested on one direction of force: firing at a drone is a felony. As DroneXL reported this month, a man who fired a BB gun at a Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone is facing charges under 18 U.S.C. § 32, which treats a drone as an aircraft and carries up to 20 years in prison. The statute dates to 1956 and has been applied to drone cases for years.
"There is no equivalent body of law running the other way. No federal statute defines when a law enforcement drone may deploy force against a person, what counts as proportionate, or who is liable when a less-lethal effect injures a bystander. San Francisco became the first city to ban police from using deadly force via robot back in 2022, but EFF argues a single-city policy covering only robots, not drones, is not enough. A workable rule, the group says, has to cover both categories and explicitly prohibit any body harm. The asymmetry is the whole problem: the person on the ground who shoots at a police drone faces two decades in federal prison, while the drone that might one day deploy force against that person operates in a legal vacuum."
https://dronexl.co/2026/06/29/eff-armed-police-drones-skydio-legal-gap/
#PoliceDrones #ArmedPoliceDrones #ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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#EFF Says Lawmakers Have “Precious Little Time” to Stop #ArmedPoliceDrones, and the Skydio Reversal Is Why
Haye Kesteloo · Editor-in-Chief June 29, 2026
Excerpt: "Federal law governs shooting at drones, not drones shooting at people
"The regulatory gap EFF is pointing at is real and lopsided. Federal law is clear and well-tested on one direction of force: firing at a drone is a felony. As DroneXL reported this month, a man who fired a BB gun at a Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone is facing charges under 18 U.S.C. § 32, which treats a drone as an aircraft and carries up to 20 years in prison. The statute dates to 1956 and has been applied to drone cases for years.
"There is no equivalent body of law running the other way. No federal statute defines when a law enforcement drone may deploy force against a person, what counts as proportionate, or who is liable when a less-lethal effect injures a bystander. San Francisco became the first city to ban police from using deadly force via robot back in 2022, but EFF argues a single-city policy covering only robots, not drones, is not enough. A workable rule, the group says, has to cover both categories and explicitly prohibit any body harm. The asymmetry is the whole problem: the person on the ground who shoots at a police drone faces two decades in federal prison, while the drone that might one day deploy force against that person operates in a legal vacuum."
https://dronexl.co/2026/06/29/eff-armed-police-drones-skydio-legal-gap/
#PoliceDrones #ArmedPoliceDrones #ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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#EFF Says Lawmakers Have “Precious Little Time” to Stop #ArmedPoliceDrones, and the Skydio Reversal Is Why
Haye Kesteloo · Editor-in-Chief June 29, 2026
Excerpt: "Federal law governs shooting at drones, not drones shooting at people
"The regulatory gap EFF is pointing at is real and lopsided. Federal law is clear and well-tested on one direction of force: firing at a drone is a felony. As DroneXL reported this month, a man who fired a BB gun at a Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone is facing charges under 18 U.S.C. § 32, which treats a drone as an aircraft and carries up to 20 years in prison. The statute dates to 1956 and has been applied to drone cases for years.
"There is no equivalent body of law running the other way. No federal statute defines when a law enforcement drone may deploy force against a person, what counts as proportionate, or who is liable when a less-lethal effect injures a bystander. San Francisco became the first city to ban police from using deadly force via robot back in 2022, but EFF argues a single-city policy covering only robots, not drones, is not enough. A workable rule, the group says, has to cover both categories and explicitly prohibit any body harm. The asymmetry is the whole problem: the person on the ground who shoots at a police drone faces two decades in federal prison, while the drone that might one day deploy force against that person operates in a legal vacuum."
https://dronexl.co/2026/06/29/eff-armed-police-drones-skydio-legal-gap/
#PoliceDrones #ArmedPoliceDrones #ACAB #RoboCops #PredatorUAVs #PredatorDrones #UAVs #ICE #SurveillanceState #Fascism #WeaponizedDrones #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/374582/ Crime-Intelligence linked businessman faces trafficking and sexual assault charges #BhekiCele #Businessman #DailyNews #durban #DurbanCourt #DurbanNorth #EFF #FerozKhan #iol #JuliusMalema #KZN #MadlangaCommission #maritmuthu #SouthAfrica #StarlingCrescent #TimmyMarimuthu #WhatsApp
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn is taking you through the privacy battles that have shaped today's internet․ Watch her talk today at 3:00 pm PT on Creator Stage 1 at ⌗DEFCON! eff․org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-b…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn is taking you through the privacy battles that have shaped today's internet․ Watch her talk today at 3:00 pm PT on Creator Stage 1 at ⌗DEFCON! eff․org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-b…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn is taking you through the privacy battles that have shaped today's internet․ Watch her talk today at 3:00 pm PT on Creator Stage 1 at ⌗DEFCON! eff․org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-b…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn is taking you through the privacy battles that have shaped today's internet․ Watch her talk today at 3:00 pm PT on Creator Stage 1 at ⌗DEFCON! eff․org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-b…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn is taking you through the privacy battles that have shaped today's internet․ Watch her talk today at 3:00 pm PT on Creator Stage 1 at ⌗DEFCON! eff․org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-b…”
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 453: Meet The EFF’s New Executive Director
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 453: Meet The EFF’s New Executive Director
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 453: Meet The EFF’s New Executive Director
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 453: Meet The EFF’s New Executive Director
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 453: Meet The EFF’s New Executive Director
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/373428/ Pandor blasts Ghana, Nigeria over SA migrant violence claims #AfricanCommissionOnHumanAndPeoples'Rights #AfricanRenaissancePodcast #AfricanUnion #au #EFF #Egypt #EmmanuelKotin #Ghana #InternationalCriminalCourt #InternationalRelations #iol #IolPolitics #IvoryCoast #malawi #MbuyiseniNdlozi #NalediPandor #Nigeria #PalgraveBoakyeDanquah #Pretoria #RonaldLamola #sa #SouthAfrica #SouthAfrican
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Tidy up your face rug! The ⌗DEFCON Beard and Mustache Contest is back on the Contest Stage this Friday from 13:00-15:00․ All faces, configurations, and beard constructions welcome․ Prizes! Donations to EFF! Beard oi…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Tidy up your face rug! The ⌗DEFCON Beard and Mustache Contest is back on the Contest Stage this Friday from 13:00-15:00․ All faces, configurations, and beard constructions welcome․ Prizes! Donations to EFF! Beard oi…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Tidy up your face rug! The ⌗DEFCON Beard and Mustache Contest is back on the Contest Stage this Friday from 13:00-15:00․ All faces, configurations, and beard constructions welcome․ Prizes! Donations to EFF! Beard oi…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Tidy up your face rug! The ⌗DEFCON Beard and Mustache Contest is back on the Contest Stage this Friday from 13:00-15:00․ All faces, configurations, and beard constructions welcome․ Prizes! Donations to EFF! Beard oi…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Tidy up your face rug! The ⌗DEFCON Beard and Mustache Contest is back on the Contest Stage this Friday from 13:00-15:00․ All faces, configurations, and beard constructions welcome․ Prizes! Donations to EFF! Beard oi…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Grabar a la policía es un derecho protegido por la Primera Enmienda, pero no está libre de riesgos․ EFF publicó una guía con consideraciones legales y prácticas․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-guide-recording-law-enfor…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Grabar a la policía es un derecho protegido por la Primera Enmienda, pero no está libre de riesgos․ EFF publicó una guía con consideraciones legales y prácticas․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-guide-recording-law-enfor…”
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