dunno, if you get hit by the uncontrolled drone... About 2 years ago I was working on a contract for a engineering institute, I had to attend their annual scientific conference. One of the biggest presentations was the demonstration of an antonymous urban navigation system for drones. Part of the demo was watching a live demo in a simulated town that's also used for urban warfare training. And this was just the public demo. The technology is getting scary impressive.
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Eric Roberts <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > 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:350604 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
