Chinese Police Drones: Of Teargas, Phuket and Hungary

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Biweekly Feature: The Ugly Side of Drones

Key takeaway: Chinese police drones are increasingly transforming themselves from being passive observers to becoming active law enforcers. Not only are they the first to record scenes, police drones also fire teargas and call protesters to order. The company spotlight section shows how the Hungarian entities Pest County and Genevation Aircraft Kft. are entangled w…