The United States government estimates that as many as 30,000 drones could be part of intelligence gathering and law enforcement in the country within the next ten years, the Christian Science Monitor reported. This would be in addition to the 110 current and planned drone activity sites run by the military in 39 states, according to the Federation of American Scientists, a non-government research project.

Though polls show support for drone technology when it comes to using it for controlling illegal immigration and helping with search and rescue missions, many Americans have privacy concerns over their widespread use. “Specifically, 42 percent of Americans would be very concerned and 22 percent would be somewhat concerned about their own privacy if US law enforcement started using unmanned drones with high tech surveillance cameras,” the poll report states.

(Source: MSNBC)