by Mike Ludwig | Aug 10, 2026 | AI, Drones, FAA, Flock Safety, license plate readers, Mass Surveillance, Nashville, New Orleans, News, Policing, Privacy, San Francisco, Surveillance
Police in cities across the U.S. are rolling out a pro-drone PR blitz as hundreds of local police departments prepare to deploy autonomous, AI-driven surveillance drones. The drones are capable of following a single vehicle across an entire city, capturing footage through apartment windows, and generally recording daily life from the sky without being noticed. As of February, more than 1,000…
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by Mike Lacy | Dec 2, 2025 | Cop City, Nashville, News Analysis, Policing, Surveillance, surveillance cameras
Days before Thanksgiving shuffled Nashville’s political calendar, the mayor quietly submitted a resolution to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to the Metro Council. The legislation would enable $15 million in state surveillance funding to flow to a local nonprofit — a controversial move that could stymie accountability over the use of such surveillance technology.
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