Police in #Asheville used their new drone unit to surveil and harass hundreds of attendees at the grand re-opening of the @firestorm bookstore.
"It’s only been three months since the Asheville Police Department announced the launch of a new Drone Unit. Speaking with the Mountain Xpress, an APD Captain assured the community that the technology would not be used for “surveillance on the unknowing public.” But that’s exactly what is happening..."
@igd_news@firestorm all the investment made into the surveillance tech over decades by governments and their institutions was never going to be for our benefit. Only theirs. 😳
@igd_news @firestorm
"no, see, it's not spying on the unknowing public because this press conference is us telling everyone, so now they know they're gonna be spied on"
@igd_news@firestorm Surreal. But after living in a state under DeSantis's leadership, I am at the point of coming to believe that something like this could happen. I worry how this application will spread.
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