The invasion of “flying spies” has worried the British

According to Isna, data from the National Aviation Agency of England shows that more than 60 local councils in the country have started hiring licensed operators to work with drones, while at least 12 other entities have sought advice and guidance to launch similar programs.

According to “Fox News“, because the National Aviation Agency of England only records the names of operators supported by their employers, experts in this country have warned that the actual number of drone operators employed with government funding is higher than official data.

A human rights watchdog group in the UK called “Big Brother Watch” has accused local governments in this country of using “spies in the sky” to “undermine civil liberties even more in a country that is already widely surveilled by surveillance cameras.”

Jake Herfort, the head of research and research in this group, warned that although drones can be used for legitimate purposes such as flood monitoring or land studies, they should not be used as uncontrolled surveillance tools.

“Local councils can use drones to monitor the flood situation or conduct ground surveys, but local authorities should not use this technology to deploy spies in the sky,” he said.

He added: “Britain is one of the most surveilled countries on earth right now with CCTV cameras on every street corner. We don’t need flying cameras anymore. Councils must ensure that this technology is not used for invasive surveillance of citizens. “That something is possible for them means that they should do it.”

Herfroth also criticized the City of London Police’s use of drones as first responders and warned that this approach was taken without clear policies to govern and govern when, how and for what reasons drones are used.

“Without control and protection policies, there is a risk that this technology will be used as airborne surveillance cameras, or worse, to monitor legitimate protest activities,” he continued.

Despite the growing concerns, local councils, including Hamrasmith and Fulham councils, have approved the plan to use drones in their 70-member law enforcement team, which issued more than 2,200 fines last year.

They claim the drones will help combat anti-social behavior and compensate for police manpower shortages, and will be used alongside surveillance cameras equipped with live facial recognition technology.

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