Now they are using drones for additional surveillance creating an even bigger invasion on our privacy. Mueller said the agency uses them "in a very, very minimal way, very seldom." That's what they said about the Patriot Act. Now look where we are.
Next they'll be knocking on your door wanting your finger prints and a DNA sample under the pretense "its for your own good". Forget about cameras inside your home… They are inside your head! In real time they track your emails as you type, which means they literally have become a partner in your thought process.
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4th Amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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They listen to your phone calls. Don't believe that court order crap.
They track your emails in real time.
Now they're flying overhead with drones.
And for added peace of mind and tranquility the IRS will be in charge of your medical records when Obamacare is fully implemented.
"secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects" In my opinion we're not "secure" anywhere....…anymore.
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FBI Chief: Surveillance Drones Used in U.S.
By Devlin Barrett
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee June 13, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation acknowledged Wednesday that his agency uses drones to conduct surveillance in the United States, but said it does so rarely.
Asked about drones at a Senate hearing, FBI director Robert Mueller said the agency uses them "in a very, very minimal way, very seldom."
Federal agencies have been using drones for years to monitor the northern and southern borders of the U.S., and those drones have occasionally been deployed to help domestic law-enforcement agencies like the FBI.
The use of such drones is politically charged and civil-rights advocates say there are no clear privacy rules governing their use.
FBI hostage negotiators used surveillance drones during a standoff earlier this year with an Alabama man who had taken a boy hostage inside a makeshift underground bunker.
Asked by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) about what privacy protections are used in deploying drones and storing the images they collect, Mr. Mueller said their use was narrowly focused on specific incidents.
"It's very seldom used and generally used in a particular incident when you need the capability,'' said Mr. Mueller, who said he wasn't sure what becomes of the images recorded by such drones. "It is very narrowly focused on particularized cases and particularized needs.''
He added: "There are a number of issues related to drones that are going to have to be debated." One area that needs to be explored, he said, was how long-established guidelines on helicopter surveillance should be adopted or altered to cover unmanned drone surveillance. "It's worthy of debate and perhaps legislation down the road,'' said Mr. Mueller.
Mr. Mueller spent Wednesday morning testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee for what is likely to be his last time as FBI director. His term expires in September, and President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to succeed him.
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