06-04-2017 20:38 via theverge.com

The US Border Patrol is trying to build face-reading drones

As President Trump maps out plans for a border wall with Mexico, Customs and Border Protection is looking at a more mobile way to monitor the border: consumer drones. The agency is currently soliciting proposals for small unmanned aerial systems, similar to consumer drones manufactured by DJI and Parrot, to be deployed by US Border Patrol agents in the field.First described in a contractor solicitation notice last summer, the proposed aircraft would be small enough to be carried in a truck and s
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