Drones : A Menace Unknown

The drone age is coming per Galeotti . It has been estimated that annual spending on drones around the world will almost double to $11.4 billion by 2022. New technology has been driven by the military, and drones are critical to military operations. Due to changing times, drone use is rapidly adjusting to commercial use by civilians.

Since the invention of the plane and other flying machines, there has been the thought of making an unmanned flying machine. Today we know our unmanned aerial vehicles by another name: drones. In my paper I will be using both Colonel Dawn Zoldi’s article about drones at home and “The Drone as Privacy Catalyst”, by Ryan Calo to evaluate privacy-related matters that people should consider when it comes to drones. Zoldi’s analysis of how the government can help with personal privacy and unwarranted use of unwarranted searches will aid my own analysis. I will focus on drones and how they relate to the fourth amendment, taking a nuanced approach to operational purpose, renewing focus on collection, dissemination and retention, molding the remedy to the violation, drone as privacy catalyst and finally adding my own thoughts and criticisms about how this could possibly affect privacy.

When the topic of drones is brought up, some may think they are not among us and are objects of the future, while others may have one that they’ve built themselves and put to use already. Drones are being talked about more and more but not necessarily all for good reasons. The reading titled “From the Eyes of a Drone” by Tomas van Houtryve touches upon how drones affect surveillance, photography, and use for weapons. In a BBC article, “Drones: What Are They and How Do They Work?” the author goes into specific detail on how the United States is planning to use drones for the military. If regular drone use becomes a normality in society, it is true that amazing photography will be a positive outcome but what about privacy? Drones can aid the military as well, but if they are released for the general public to use on the daily things may get out of control. While drones can impact several aspects of life positively, they can create even more harm than one may think.

Drones are not harmless robots, they can be used to drop bombs and even deliver drugs. In May, a man was arrested for trying to fly his drone over the White House fence and another man was arrested last week for flying one into the U.S. open (CNN). Drones could start to be used as suicide bombers, they have the camera all that is needed is a timed explosive. The dangers that drones pose

The book even goes deep into the ethical dilemmas that the drone program introduces. This essay will go in-depth on all of these subjects, explaining the current and future ramifications that this program might introduce. In Chapter 3 of Drone Warfare, Kaag and Kreps voice their main political concerns on America’s policy on drone warfare. These concerns

Picture someone sitting inside their house by an opened window, enjoying their personal activities like reading a book or watching television; when all of a sudden, they hear the soft quiet buzzing noise outside the window. They look up to see what looks like a flying remote control toy weighing about fifty-five pounds or less, with four miniature flying helicopter propellers, along with a camera staring right back at them. Then the trail of concerns and questions begin: Who is watching? Is someone taking photographic footage? Why are they watching? Aren’t they trespassing? Can this flying technology cause physical harm? In today’s society, these remote controlled miniature flying pieces of technology are called domestic drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) (“Using Drones”). These domestic drones range in size, and have the ability to fly in all directions with a wide signal range. They also have the capabilities of flying almost anywhere that is open to air space, and can maintain a stable level flying position due to their evenly distributed symmetrical structure (McGlynn). This means that drones can hover in one place and capture high definition images. Domestic drones have the “ability to house high-powered cameras, infrared sensors, facial recognition technology, and license plate readers,” as well as the ability to make customized attachments like weapons, or storage compartments (Dolan; Goodman). The accessibility

CQ Researcher’s article entitled “Domestic Drones” centers on the problems that ensue from the flaws in unmanned aircraft safety. Domestic drone use has expanded from the past few years to an array of firefighting and police surveillance to scientific research and aerial photograph. This expanded use, however, provides several security concerns, including a possible invasion of privacy and relaxed consequences of misuse. The debatable question here is whether drone surveillance by police should always require a warrant (McGlynn). By analyzing two opposing viewpoints on this topic through an in-depth observation of its use of logos, pathos, and ethos, this question can be addressed with professionally formulated perspectives.

In the United States, domestic drones are gaining popularity and have the potential to do many things, good or bad. The drones are publicly available for a very cheap cost and are capable installing software or devices that take live video streaming, video recording, have infrared cameras, heat sensors, GPS, sensors that detect movement, automated license plate readers, and, in the close future, facial recognition technology linked to the FBI’s biological database. These capabilities make drones either a very real threat or one of the best law enforcement technologies out

In this you can already see that drones do cause some concern towards the FAA and safety for all the pilots in the sky. It's difficult to say how long it'll take the FAA to make rules so that not a single person can be killed by drones if they follow the rules given to them. The Rules consist of restrictions such as Drones over the weight of 250 g and below 55 kg must register under the FAA and Drones can only fly below 400 feet which is around the length of a football field. For now these rules are thought out enough to keep drone pilots safe on each flight and keep the people around them

Drones are used in many ways, to take videos or pictures in the air or delivering tacos from a restaurant to your front door. Drones are used in many different ways so I’m going to give you some.

Technological advancement has improved the consumer drones and the services they provide. Scientific innovations such as GPS, autopilot systems, support software as well as the use of auto-stabilizing cameras have made the consumer life full of imagination. “These drones have the ability to fly at a programmed route while taking aerial photos and video recording even in the presence of bad weather conditions and greater heights that make it impossible for pilots (Corrigan)”. Which in itself is pretty incredible. “The aerial photography achieved is with greater accuracy, therefore, they could be used to make site surveys, monitoring crops, aerial 3-D mapping, military surveillance, world life protection, and search and rescue operations (Handwerk)” which make the consumer drone not just for the amatuar

Technology is something that has advanced significantly in recent years, allowing for a lot of innovations and advancements in fields such as business, the medical field, science, and many more. With these advancements in technology, however, have also been advancements in warfare, including the invention and use of drones in warfare. This is the challenge the reader is faced with when looking at this particular case study. It involves a Senator who supports President’s Obama’s increased use of drones in warfare, but is not sure whether or not to continue with this opinion, or when enough is enough. The Senator sees both advantages and disadvantages of using drones in warfare, and the reader is asked to pretend to be a researcher and advisor with a team for this Senator. The reader is tasked with examining this issue, and determining whether or not the Senator should work to increase U.S. spending on drone soldiers. The correct argument would be that the Senator should not work to increase U.S. spending on drone soldiers. Increased spending on drone activity by the U.S. would only entice terrorists and other countries to develop and use potentially dangerous drones as well, as many would see drones as a threat. In addition, the detrimental mental and moral affects that drone operators experience, along with the potential for more civilians to be killed (which has often been the case) by making war distant and less personal with the

Quadcopters or also known as aerial drones has quickly becoming one of the most popular trends in video production or just as a recreational hobby. For videographers, quadcopters offers the ability to take incredible shots that could take days of planning and higher cost with a helicopter as done before drones. In response to the growing popularity, many people has concerns about the ability to abuse this device for privacy violation, and terrorism. Over the past 2 years there has been numerous news, articles, and blogs headlines expressing the unconformity of the US laws due to the negative potential of civil flight drones. I consider there is sufficient laws and regulations to completely cover the unacceptable use of aerial aircrafts like in the two of the amendments from the Bill of Rights, aircraft guideline modernization and the Patriot Act.

Anyone watching television news broadcasts in 2015 could conclude that radio controlled miniature aircrafts called drones are increasingly becoming a danger to the public. Miniature aircraft Drones are becoming safety hazards due to flights taking place over citizen’s property (Schneir 1). Today hostile countries can attack in multiple ways by using drones. This can be due to fact the technology is advanced to the point that terrorists can use it to attack anyone. Some drones can use the technology to cause terrorist disasters while taking control over the locations such as sports stadiums or public gatherings (Schneir 2). Having plenty of money gives power to terrorist groups to have this modern technology on the tip of their fingers. Terrorist abuse of the powers of drones makes it scary for citizens to use them. Therefore there should be much stricter laws regulating civilian use of these drones. Unmanned drones should be regulated because they can be used in terrorist attacks, they can intrude on personal privacy, and they can endanger public and private aircrafts.

Drones are a modern day flying unit that is remote controlled. Drones are used in many ways nowadays. Drones can make a change on our lives if we proceed to use the the formal, useful way. Drones can help the us human in the army, mail delivery, and wildlife.