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UAVs: Will Our Civil Liberties Be Droned Out?

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, more commonly known as "drones" — the same basic technology used to hunt al Qaeda in Afghanistan — are increasingly being flown in American airspace. Drones are already being used to patrol the border, track fugitives, and shoot epic aerial scenes by Indie filmmakers -- but the technology is likely to be used for much more in coming years. With Congress enacting a law giving the go-ahead for the use of drones in U.S. airspace last February, the drone industry is now...Full Story
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