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Civil liberty fears as police consider using drones that film from 1,500ft
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Police in England and Wales are considering using drone-mounted cameras that could film high-quality live footage from 1,500ft (457m) away, raising concerns among civil liberties campaigners.
The National Police Air Service (NPAS), which provides air support to 46 police forces, has asked private companies for information about systems that offer both “airborne imaging” and “air to ground communication”.
The callout, on a government outsourcing website, states: “The imaging systems are intended for use on BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) remotely piloted aircraft systems: ‘Drones’.”
The NPAS told potential bidders that the systems should be capable of transmitting live, high-quality images even in low light, using “electro-optical” or
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