Retail Stores May Soon Use Drones to Chase Thieves

As if we weren’t already tracked enough, malls and stores across the U.S. might soon deploy drones to catch shoplifters.

Controversial surveillance company Flock Safety, which supplies drones and other invasive tech to police departments, announced on Thursday that it is now offering its drones to private security firms.

Drone use in policing is on the rise, and this move makes it likely that private companies will soon adopt the same tech. But as drones become normalized for public and…