FBI Discovers Drones Can Also Surveil Americans
The Intercept reports the FBI's enthusiastic embrace of AI drones, perfect for 'investigative purposes.' One might wonder if these 'purposes' extend beyond the usual 'foreign terrorists' and into 'domestic dissidents' or perhaps 'critics of current policy.' After all, it's not like the US government has a history of using surveillance against its own citizens; COINTELPRO was just a quaint
misunderstanding, right? While we're told this technology is for tracking 'the bad guys,' the chilling historical precedent of government overreach with tools like the Patriot Act — initially for 'terrorists' but quickly applied to everyone—suggests 'your face here' could soon apply to anyone attending a protest or, heaven forbid, tweeting too critically. One has to ask, how many 'national
security' imperatives will it take before 'Big Brother' just becomes regular Tuesday?