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Maybe in the short run but I think you underestimate surveillance tech firms' ability to extract revenue from governments.

If this technology proves even a little bit useful, I expect that ten years from now, cities will be spending double digit percentages of their police department budget on per-unit subscription fees for these drones.

The political and economic incentives for this type of technology are strong in a state without surveillance oversight.

Especially if there's additional revenue potential for the city ( think traffic enforcement and license plate readers)

Next we'll be seeing ai powered antisocial behavior monitoring as a service for live events. I simply cannot wait /s