Despite government concerns that drone surveillance over US territory for non - military missions are safe , legal and rare , there has been a rapid rise in how many federal , state and local agencies own , or have responded to , fleets of drones . However , with little oversight or transparency , the federal Frontier Foundation and the American Civil surveillance Union ( ACLU ) are looking for more public discussion and policy change to address the issue of domestic drone surveillance .
Despite government assurances that drone surveillance over US territory for non-military missions are safe, legal and rare, there has been a rapid rise in how many federal, state and local agencies own, or have access to, fleets of drones. However, with little oversight or transparency, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are calling for more public discussion and policy change to address the rise of domestic drone surveillance.