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> DHS paid $180m for ten of them

Errr ... those are Predators. Literally the military model. You know, the ones that can shoot missiles and stuff.

Nobody is talking about that.

I can stick a battery powered WiFi cam on a model airplane and get remote surveillance that doesn't cost 18 million. This is the same issue as plastering cameras at every intersection.

Guess what? My town just did that. They have cameras on almost every intersection. That's sick.

Wake up.



>I can stick a battery powered WiFi cam on a model airplane and get remote surveillance that doesn't cost 18 million.

Sure, you can. And you'll get what you pay for in terms of useful images. Far from your Orwellian fantasy, your little plane will only be in the sky for a few minutes, meaning you can't use it for surveillance.

>Guess what? My town just did that. They have cameras on almost every intersection. That's sick.

That's a totally different issue, and one on which we agree. What they've done in the UK is a travesty, and I don't want to see it where I live.

>Wake up.

Oh, I see. The only reason I wouldn't agree with you is because I'm sleeping. Idiot.




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