Boing Boing: NPR "Xeni Tech": surveillance drones over LA skies: "UAVs have long been used by American military forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere -- but now, law enforcement agencies back home are exploring uses here in the US. In a recent House hearing, police agencies and private entities argued for more widespread use, and the FAA has launched a new office for drone-related regulations.

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When the craft reached about 250 feet above ground, we couldn't hear it, and could barely see it. On board the SkySeer's four-pound body is a GPS tracking system and tiny cameras that shoot digital video, then send it wirelessly back to the ground."

(Via BoingBoing.)