“Intended to protect the borders from illegal crossings and the import of illegal drugs, ten drones flown by U.S. Customs and Border Protection have also sparked a controversy over privacy. The plane are piloted remotely and their images are reviewed in real time by agents at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The data is used to help direct agents on the ground or in a helicopter to make a bust. ‘The fact we can turn the lights off, we are almost stealth,’ said director of Air Operations Dave Gasho. And that, critics say, that is the problem.”
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