By Chris Stonor Today, France’s top privacy watchdog, CNIL, has banned police from using drone-mounted cameras to enforce Covid-19 lockdowns, as well as for monitoring
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Category: First responders
U.S. Milwaukee County police force latest to use drones in line of duty
By Chris Stonor This week the U.S Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) announced nine deputies are now certified FAA drone operators, reports patch.com. According to Faithe
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Urban Aeronautics to supply four EMS CityHawk eVTOLs to Hatzolah Air
By Chris Stonor Urban Aeronautics (UA) announced last week that the company will supply Hatzolah Air with four of its emergency medical service (EMS) hydrogen-powered
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Drones for good: Teenager rescues 4 drowning fishermen off Kerala coast with drone
By Chris Stonor A 19-year-old engineering student is a hero in Kerala State on the Southwestern Malabar Coast of India, after he saved four drowning
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Shanghaied by ice: Drones deployed by police “to check for frozen roads”
By Chris Stonor Presently, Chinese police are using drones to combat the recent freezing weather around the city of Shanghai, reports shine.cn. The city, located
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Covid-19: Belgium Minister of Justice protests over “police monitoring of public including use of drones”
By Chris Stonor The Belgium Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne, protested this week about his country’s police and the increasing monitoring of the public
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U.S. Skyfire Consulting launches drone first responder “to increase fire personnel and community safety”
By Chris Stonor A leading public safety UAS consulting group, American Skyfire Consulting, announced this week the launch of “the most robust and comprehensive drone as
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America: Orlando drone start-up Archer partners with RapidDeploy for life-saving fast response to 911 calls
By Chris Stonor Orlando start-up, Archer First Response Systems, has partnered with Texas-based software company, RapidDeploy, to assist with Archer’s drones to quickly respond to
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Belgium: Flemish police to deploy drones during “Covid Christmas and New Year” to monitor the public
By Chris Stonor Drones are to be flown over several North Belgium Flemish municipalities during the end-of-year celebrations, as police aim to ensure Covid-19 regulations
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Mexico: Drones, taxi cabs and coca cola
By Chris Stonor Drones are a favourite with Mexican residents alongside having the largest number of taxis in the world and drinking the most amount
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