Connecticut suburb deploys pandemic drones to try to enforce social distancing

Enforcing social distancing during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic is a tough thing to do, but the suburban town of Westport, Connecticut, might have found the most over-the-top solution yet: deploying specialized police drones to yell at people who aren’t standing six feet apart, as spotted by Gizmodo.

In a post on Facebook announcing the new drone program, the Westport Police Department notes that the drones won’t be used on resident’s private yards, nor will they be using facial recognition technology. Still, it’s hard not to imagine possible privacy concerns for drones that are flying around and monitoring people’s physical locations.

“The goal to provide better health monitoring support for potential at-risk...

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