from engadget.com The treatment of South African miners has been a troublesome issue ever since black laborers were forced into the mines in 1894. It's led to a series of bloody strikes and protests, starting in 1946 and continuing through apartheid right up until today. A new type of crowd suppression drone from a local defense contractor isn't going to help matters, … [Read more...] about Crowd-control Drones Reveal the Technology’s Dark Side
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Riot Control Drone Unveiled at South African Security Exhibition
On Wednesday, South Africa-based Desert Wolf showed off its new Skunk drone at the IFSEC security exhibition outside Johannesburg. The UAS, which is designed for crowd dispersal and riot control, comes equipped with strobe lights and loud speakers and four paintball gun barrels. While that much firepower can sound scary, the Skunk only fires non-lethal projectiles including dye … [Read more...] about Riot Control Drone Unveiled at South African Security Exhibition
