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latimes:

Cartoonist and commentator David Horsey on the 112th Congress: Underwhelming 

latimes:

Cartoonist and commentator David Horsey on the 112th Congress: Underwhelming 

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Source: latimes

"The FAA itself estimates that there may be as many as 30,000 drones in the US by the year 2020, and with the loosened restrictions coupled with the Department of Homeland Security and DOJ issuing grants for local police forces to buy drones, it’s imperative that local governments act swiftly to ban surveillance drones outright or institute robust safeguards for their citizens. Americans cannot afford to wait for the FAA or Congress to act."

Source: eff.org

Excellent round-up by Electronic Frontier Foundation of SOPA activism on 1/18.