The European Union wants robotic eyes on incoming immigrants.
As part of a $410 million (£261 million) proposal to improve border security, the European Commission is considering a deployment of drones above the Mediterranean Sea to keep an eye on illegal immigrants. Alongside increased satellite activity, "sensors mounted on any platforms, including manned and unmanned aerial vehicles" would keep a close watch on unauthorised immigration activity in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the European agency in charge of the EU's borders.
By: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Edited by: Ian Steadman
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-07/27/europe-immigrant-drones
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