On Aug 15, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Terence Curren wrote:
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Rich Ford <rrfedit@...> wrote:
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> "But oh the legal / privacy / ethical ramifications."
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> That was mu first thought when I started flying my ARDrone. Invasion of privacy is all too easy, and sooner or later someone is going to strap a bomb to one of these. Pandora's box is open.
The privacy and bomb-carrying issues are real. But I'm more concerned right now with people being unintentionally hurt by poorly-piloted drones. I've already seen a few close calls.
BTW- today NPR had a story about (some of) this:
Drone Manufacturers Confident Domestic Industry Will Grow
by LARRY ABRAMSON
August 15, 2013
Gathering in Washington, D.C., drone manufacturers say they are optimistic about their business, despite a downturn in defense spending. The unmanned vehicle industry is hopeful the domestic market will open up. But they first must address privacy concerns exacerbated by the NSA spying scandal.
Four minutes, including at least one kind of silly "what if" scenario:
http://www.npr.org/2013/08/15/212198325/drone-manufacturers-confident-industry-will-grow
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