By Bruce Gil
As if we weren’t already tracked enough, malls and stores across the U.S. might soon deploy drones to catch shoplifters.
Controversial surveillance company Flock Safety, which supplies drones and other invasive tech to police departments, announced on Thursday that it is now offering its drones to private security firms.
Drone use in policing is on the rise, and this move makes it likely that private companies will soon adopt the same tech. But as drones become normalized for public and private security, privacy advocates warn they could push the U.S. closer to a surveillance state.
“Security leaders are being asked to protect more with less across bigger footprints, tighter budgets, and real staffing constraints,” Rahul Sidhu, Flock Safety’s VP of Aviation, said in a press release.
The company says each drone dock can cover roughly a 3.5-mile radius with flight times up to 45 minutes, providing rapid response for warehouses, rail yards, hospitals, ports, malls, and business centers.
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