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  • 'Not well-received': Connecticut police department scraps 'pandemic drone' program after outcry

    04/26/2020 7:09:19 AM PDT · by McGruff · 28 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | April 25, 2020 | Zachary Halaschak
    The Westport Police Department, located in Connecticut’s hardest-hit county of Fairfield, has abandoned its idea to use high-tech drones that can detect symptoms of coronavirus infection from up to 190 feet away. The backtracking came after people expressed privacy concerns about the program. On Thursday, Police Chief Foti Koskinas and First Selectman Jim Marpe said the drone surveillance plan would not come to fruition because it was “not well-received,” according to Westport News. “In our good faith effort to get ahead of the virus and potential need to manage and safely monitor crowds and social distancing in this environment, our...