In a column for The Vancouver Sun, Ian Mulgrew calls for the RCMP and Canada’s police forces that use aerial drones to address privacy concerns. “The drones provide police with an incredible new tool,” he writes; however, the “primary concern is safety—not privacy. … That's why the BC Civil Liberties Association, Ontario's information and privacy commission, the Canadian privacy commissioner and others have warned the technology has the potential to become extremely invasive.” The government must address the use of drones by police “and the unique concerns they pose to privacy and the collection of evidence,” he writes. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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