Police said Monday three drones donated by private organizations will see use as part of a new fleet program meant to assist officers responding to active investigations.
OAKLAND — Police said Monday that three drones donated by private organizations would see use as part of a new fleet program meant to assist officers responding to active investigations.
The drones will not collect facial-recognition data or use artificial intelligence, Armstrong said, and police will only keep footage and other captured information for five days unless it is linked to a specific criminal investigation. Armstrong said the drones would help limit officer use and improve safety efforts, adding that training would continue and expand, including additional officers. He said there would be no casual trawling or surveying of neighborhoods, homeless encampments or areas at high risk for dumping.
“The city of Oakland has always been one that wanted to make sure that there was no Big Brother, that we would be respecting people’s rights. And so I think this is a step forward,” he said in part. “Now that the drone use is fully in-house, the City of Oakland has more oversight of the drones, along with stronger transparency and accountability mechanisms pertinent to their use.”“While we are not happy that OPD wants to acquire these drones, the use policy will prevent routine flying over the City and delete all data not needed for a criminal investigation after five days,” Rosenberg said in part.
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