Hear Janne Flyghed, professor emeritus of criminology, at Stockholm University, about the risks he sees when the police drone monitor demonstrations and residential areas, in the clip above.
The police authority at national level refuses to appear in an interview but writes in an email to SVT that the drones, or UAS as the police call them, "make Swedish police better and more efficient in the work of saving lives, fighting crime and increasing security in society" .
The police also mention that assessments are made regarding personal integrity.
"Extremely vulnerable to violence"
Locally, the drones have been evaluated, and feedback is given regularly, but at the national level, the police have not yet made any evaluation of the drone operations.
Janne Flyghed believes that the activities should be investigated, and he is critical of the surveillance in certain particularly vulnerable areas.
Daniel Ek, who is responsible for the drones at the police in Gothenburg, says, however, that the police have primarily received positive reactions from residents.
- Integrity and our technology pose special challenges, but the areas we are talking about are extremely vulnerable to, for example, acts of violence - so the average citizen is positive, he says.
Hear more about how the police view the issue of personal integrity and why the police see a need for technology, in the clip below:
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Hear Daniel Ek, UAS manager at the police in region West, talk about what the drones provide for opportunities for the police - and why some residential areas are drone monitored regularly.
Photo: Elin Schwartz / SVT