Catoonsis writes "Reuters is disclosure that 'Miami police could soon be the first in the United States to use cutting-edge, spy-in-the-sky high tech* to beef up their fight against crime.' The police force is contraception to make use of a small aerial drone, capable of hovering and quick maneuvers, to monitor the Miami-Dade area and alert charge d'affaires of thinkable problems. The device, manufactured by Honeywell, is awaiting FAA approval before it can be put into use. This decision is just the latest chapter in the third world country kinship between law enforcement and robotic assistants. 'U.S. Customs and Border custody has been flying drones over the Arizona desert and southwest border with Mexico since 2006 and will soon deploy one in North Dakota to patrol the Canadian border as well. This month, Customs and Border bulwark spokesman Juan Munoz Torres said the agency would also begin test flights of a modified version of its large Predator B drones, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, over the Gulf of Mexico.'"

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