Aerial vehicles (UAVS), also known as drones, are aircraft either controlled by ‘pilots’ from the ground or increasingly, autonomously following a pre-programmed mission. (While there are dozens of different types of drones, they basically fall into two categories: those that are used for reconnaissance and surveillance purposes and those that are armed with missiles and bombs.
The Drones are coming !
Drones have been around since WW2 and only in recent years have the technological capabilities been expanded. With recent news that real estate agents have been using drones to map out neighborhoods, we can only conclude that one day, we will have pizza’s delivered via drone. Why stop there? The post office might want to get in on the act. And let’s consider groan drones, unmanned aircraft that can deliver grievances, nasty-grams, Dear John letters, you get the picture,…
Military drone manufacturers are seeking civilian uses for remote sensing drones to expand their markets and this includes the use of drones for domestic surveillance. Drones will no doubt make possible the dramatic expansion of the surveillance state.But, if drones also develop a commercial market,instead of just being restricted to miltary use, then it stands to reason that one day, drones will be dog watchers, volcano observers, even wedding photographers.
Travelocity may even promote a “roaming Drone” And much like the ancient Greeks believed., the sky is watching us.As a believer in privacy, I hope we do not become one nation under surveillance.
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The point of this entry is for people to really think. If Apple can be hacked, and Facebook, if we start using Drones here, can they not also be hacked into? This situation is plain wrong and we should not be using such technologies in our homeland. I am all for murderers and rapists being prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But I am very much against drones being used in our skies. It is a violation of privacy and also carries enormous risk. If our own remote aircraft is used against us via cyber hijacking, the people promoting this technology will live to regret it. There should be no drones in American air space.