A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance

A public livestream leak exposed San Francisco police drone footage from five surveillance drones on Skydio’s website.

Researchers were able to see live color and thermal video, location data, and pilot details, along with police tracking a suspect and making detentions.

The footage was taken offline after the leak was reported, but it highlights major privacy and security risks in police drone surveillance.