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NYPD using drones to check out noisy backyard parties over Labor Day weekend (arstechnica.com)
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NYPD using drones to check out noisy backyard parties over Labor Day weekend::Critic says it may violate NYC's Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act.

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[โ€“] kungen@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it illegal to have large crowds on your own private property in NYC?

[โ€“] linearchaos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

NYC is serious about noise issues.

But on a holiday, so many people report gatherings that then cannot check them all. The drone lets them differentiate between a Karen reporting a bbq and someone trying to sleep while their neighbor throws a rager.