44
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

The San Francisco Police Commission unanimously accepted a nearly $9.4 million donation Wednesday night to expand the police department’s drone program and add 10 new drone take-off sites.

“This is by far the largest one-time donation I think we’ve ever considered,” said police commissioner Kevin Benedicto. The Board of Supervisors will vote on the gift later this month.

The donation was proposed last week by Ripple Labs, a San Francisco-based crypto company run by billionaire Chris Larsen, and the San Francisco Police Community Foundation, a nonprofit that Larsen founded in 2023. Larsen has been a long-time proponent of increasing the SFPD’s use of technology and donated $250,000 to the passing of Prop E.

top 14 comments
sorted by: hot top new old
[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Is there a stock to invest in for anti-drone technology in the area?

If so, something tells me sales are about to go up!

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

The only anti-drone technology I know of is a gun, and something tells me gun manufacturer stocks are gonna be going up soon regardless.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

If you don't mind the FCC coming for you, a home made drone jammer is easy to make

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

An old fashioned spark radio is pretty effective. Plus it has a use for a "hobbyist".

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Can you not use a net-gun type of device to lock up the props? I feel like that could be easier and less noticeable by the fcc

[-] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

You can use a net-gun to take out a drone. It might be a bit impractical if the city is swarmed with drones

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Pretty much everyone owns a microwave and old satellite dishes aren't so hard to find.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

The only thing I know about jammers comes from Burn Notice. He called in a fake bomb threat to force SWAT to use their signal jammer.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Rocket nets?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I would assume so.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

Dystopian af

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Time to setup some old spark radios on rooftops, run them randomly 30 seconds at a time.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

Ripple! The original crypto grift!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Sounds like free drones if you buy a Faraday bag.

this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2025
44 points (100.0% liked)

USA | United states of America

195 readers
29 users here now

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS