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The New York City Police Department said it will use drones to check out backyard parties when neighbors call to complain about large crowds this weekend.

Daughtry spoke near the end of a press conference (see video) about safety and security measures for J'Ouvert, a "traditional street festival honoring the vast heritage and culture of the Caribbean diaspora," and the West Indian Day Parade.

A privacy advocate said using drones to examine backyard parties appears to violate a New York City law called the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act.

"It's a troubling announcement and it flies in the face of the POST Act... deploying drones in this way is a sci-fi inspired scenario," New York Civil Liberties Union privacy and technology strategist Daniel Schwarz said, according to the AP.

As The Verge pointed out, the NYPD's impact and use policy for drones doesn't mention using the devices to examine backyard parties.

"In accordance with the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act, an addendum to this impact and use policy will be prepared as necessary to describe any additional uses of UAS."

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