Weapon carrying drones could be as easy as an Arduino processor, a GPS
receiver, an off the shelf drone and a few hours of skilled labor.
Scary. --J.B.
Jim Feeley wrote:
> On Aug 15, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Terence Curren wrote:
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>> --- 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.
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> 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.
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> BTW- today NPR had a story about (some of) this:
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> 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.
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> 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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