A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance
- Just after noon on a Saturday last month, a Skydio X10 quadcopter hovered about 200 feet over a San Francisco apartment complex, watching police chase a man hiding behind a parked car.
- The target of this manhunt lay down on the pavement, apparently unaware that he remained in full view of the flying eye overhead.
- The 5-pound drone had, in fact, already followed him across the city, zooming in on his black SUV’s license plate, keeping the vehicle locked at the center of its video frame until he pulled over.
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- Just after noon on a Saturday last month, a Skydio X10 quadcopter hovered about 200 feet over a San Francisco apartment complex, watching police chase a man hiding behind a parked car.
- The target of this manhunt lay down on the pavement, apparently unaware that he remained in full view of the flying eye overhead.
- The 5-pound drone had, in fact, already followed him across the city, zooming in on his black SUV’s license plate, keeping the vehicle locked at the center of its video frame until he pulled over.
Sources: Wired