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Florida Senate Panel votes to ban spying with drones

Submitted by fonzdrew on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 02:50
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Senate panel says police should be banned from using drones to spy on citizens.

A bill (SB 92) that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from gathering evidence or other information flew through the Criminal Justice Committee with a unanimous vote Tuesday.

It also would ban government agencies from using drones for code enforcement.

Sen. Joe Negron, a Stuart Republican who sponsored the bill, first agreed to some changes that made it more acceptable to police chiefs and sheriffs.

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Go Florida!

Submitted by dormouse on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 13:38.

Other states need to do more!

Good for Florida. Wish Texas would.

Submitted by DeMolay on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 02:57.

Much of the drone design teams work is done in Texas.