Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Police have used drones and robots over the years for purposes ranging from getting an eye-in-the-sky view of accidents to remotely tear-gassing a hard-to-reach suspect. Many anticipate police use of robot and drone technologies to increase. </p><p>Most police departments lack policies and standards around acceptable use of drones and robots, says Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. </p><p>A policy framework from New York University Law School’s Policing Project offers recommended guidance for setting limits and safeguards on use of such tools."</p><p><a href="https://www.governing.com/policy/the-rising-call-for-regulating-police-robots" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">governing.com/policy/the-risin</span><span class="invisible">g-call-for-regulating-police-robots</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliceRobots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceRobots</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drones</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robots</span></a></p>