I would have to look for the story, but i seem to recall hearing about some police deopartmetns purchasing a drone. It may have been in ref to immigaration enforcement. I will have to look to be sure.
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > what data are we talking about exactly? Now there's a question. Is > this an advanced version of google maps? With intercept capability? Or > is there eavesdropping capability as well? > > Offhand, I'd choose corporate. I can tell Google to F* off if I so choose. > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Border patrol wants to use them on the US Canadian border and I > > believe they are testing unarmed drones, for surveillance only, on the > > Mexican border. > > > > Here's a thought experiment, what's better, for the data to be only in > > the hands of corporate or government hands, or available to anyone? > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> good question and I don't know. I wasn't even aware the Air Force was > >> using drones in the US. I find the idea slightly chilling considering > >> how they are used elsewhere. > >> > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Cameron Childress <camer...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/05/09/1538217/us-air-force-can-accidentally-spy-on-american-citizens-for-90-days > >>> > >>> > >>> This appears to say that domestic drone video/data can be kept for 90 > days. > >>> > >>> How long is satellite video/data allowed to be kept? > >>> > >>> Isn't a drone a slight higher resolution version of what already > available > >>> via satellite? Is there something more they are doing? > >>> > >>> Not arguing, I'm asking. > >>> > >>> -Cameron > >>> > >>> ... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350595 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
