Share this Story : Ottawa Police flying drones at CityFolk, Bluesfest worries surveillance experts Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Ottawa Police flying drones at CityFolk, Bluesfest worries surveillance experts Facial-recognition technology and image storage are among the major concerns not addressed by police. Author of the article: Lynn Saxberg Published Sep 24, 2024 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 5 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
Tara Shannon, the new executive director of the Ottawa Festival Network, poses for a photo near Festival House in Ottawa Monday. Tara talked to Post media regarding police drones at festivals. Photo by Tony Caldwell / POSTMEDIA Article content Tara Shannon was watching pop-country star Maren Morris perform at CityFolk a couple of weeks ago when something overhead caught her eye.
It was a drone, apparently monitoring the crowd gathered in front of the festival’s main stage on the Great Lawn at Lansdowne Park. The sight of the blinking device sharing airspace with the almost-full moon gave her pause on the warm late-summer night. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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