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Sen. Paul proposes bill protecting Americans from drone surveillance
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday introduced the Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act, which would require the government to get a warrant before using aerial drones to surveil U.S. citizens.
More broadly, Paul’s bill is aimed at preventing “unwarranted governmental intrusion” through the use of drones, according to the lawmaker.
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Mike_Sr
June 14, 2012 at 4:48 pm
A warrant is not enough. First, the height that these drones fly at make target specificity extremely difficult. Secondly, what is *REALLY* needed is regultions and prosecution of release or leaking of information gathered whether routine or warrated, with very strong civil and criminal penalties. An additional ammendment would deal with intentionally taking collected data out of context to make a case against an American Citizen.