French judge bans drones used to monitor compliance with coronavirus restrictions

A judge in France has halted the government’s use of drones to enforce stay-at-home orders, citing privacy concerns.Bloomberg News reported Monday that the Conseil d’État, one of the highest courts in the country, ruled that police authorities may only use drone surveillance to enforce social distancing and other coronavirus restrictions once concerns about the data collected by the drones are addressed.The ruling comes after privacy groups…