There a re a bunch of local police forces that have gotten into the drone business. I saw an article about them being used in Dallas recently.
What's funny is that even though these local police are using the the DHS doesn't want to siting privacy concerns, it was in a wired article recently. I'll look for it. On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > 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:350601 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
