I think the big issue is saftey...what happens if they lose control of a drone...there is no direct human intervention availaible to avert it from crashing into a busy street or into a school full of kids...yes, accidents happen with manned aircraft, but at least then there is a piolt that gets to be heroic and try to avoid an even worse disaster. But the idea that there are drones flying overhead watching our every move invokes a dystopian scifi movie...not a democracy.
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:24 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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:350602 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
