Yes, drones can be used for defense, law enforcement, search and rescue, neighborhood watch, agriculture, and even Amazon or Pizza Hut deliveries.
But what about the darker side of drones--used neighbor against neighbor, where anyone can buy a fairly sophisticated drone for merely hundreds of dollars and use it against others in the community.
- Want to use the (surveillance) camera to spy on your neighbor?
- Want to use its claws to pick up and steal something?
- Want to airlift and plant evidence or contraband and frame someone unjustly?
- Want to distract someone or cause an accident or fatality?
Ok, I am going a lot further than the NYT article...but really what prevents people from doing these things and more?
The article does mention new FAA policies "prohibiting drones from flying [over stadiums] near major sporting events."
But think about a drone in the hands of a terrorist with a dirty bomb or G-d forbid, even a WMD, and the drone swooping into a densely populated area like a stadium or even Times Square...what would prevent this--perhaps, nothing?
Think about it...this is about to become a lot more dangerous world because drones are not just for the good guys anymore, and the bad guys may not care about FAA regulations and penalties.
(Source Photo: here with attribution to outacontext)
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