Drone surveillance inside the U.S. ‘limited,’ FBI boss says in wake of NSA snooping scandal
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Drone surveillance inside the U.S. ‘limited,’ FBI boss says in wake of NSA snooping scandal
fshnski Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:23 am
They’re snooping from the skies, too.
FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday for the first time that the bureau has used drones for surveillance operations inside the U.S. — but only in a “very, very minimal way.”
He told a U.S. Senate committee that the FBI’s use of the pilotless aircraft was “very narrowly focused on particularized cases and particularized needs.”
“And I will tell you that our footprint is very small. We have very few and of limited use and we’re exploring not only the use but also the necessary guidelines for that use,” he testified.
Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Americans should be more concerned about drones than electronic snooping by the NSA.
“If people are concerned about privacy, I think the greatest threat to the privacy of Americans is the drone … and the very few regulations that are on it today and the booming industry of commercial drones,” she said.
Chris Calabrese of the American Civil Liberties Union said Mueller’s revelations heightened the need for legal limitations.
“It’s one thing for a small local police department to be using these and laws struggling to catch up,” Calabrese said. “It’s another thing for the FBI to be doing it without appropriate statutory controls.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fbi-director-robert-mueller-told-u-s-senate-committee-fbi-pilotless-aircraft-narrowly-focused-particularized-cases-particularized-didn-cases-drones-article-1.1377552#ixzz2Wla49CTp
FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday for the first time that the bureau has used drones for surveillance operations inside the U.S. — but only in a “very, very minimal way.”
He told a U.S. Senate committee that the FBI’s use of the pilotless aircraft was “very narrowly focused on particularized cases and particularized needs.”
“And I will tell you that our footprint is very small. We have very few and of limited use and we’re exploring not only the use but also the necessary guidelines for that use,” he testified.
Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Americans should be more concerned about drones than electronic snooping by the NSA.
“If people are concerned about privacy, I think the greatest threat to the privacy of Americans is the drone … and the very few regulations that are on it today and the booming industry of commercial drones,” she said.
Chris Calabrese of the American Civil Liberties Union said Mueller’s revelations heightened the need for legal limitations.
“It’s one thing for a small local police department to be using these and laws struggling to catch up,” Calabrese said. “It’s another thing for the FBI to be doing it without appropriate statutory controls.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fbi-director-robert-mueller-told-u-s-senate-committee-fbi-pilotless-aircraft-narrowly-focused-particularized-cases-particularized-didn-cases-drones-article-1.1377552#ixzz2Wla49CTp
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News Hawk Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:10 pm
Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) not the brightest bulb in the house Senate.
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WHL Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:28 am
Oh, did you have to remind us of him getting the NPP? What a joke that is!!
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