Government Drones

Though the consequences of citizen’s actions through technology today are not as severe or are non punishable, they do not take the government’s surveillance as seriously as the citizens of Oceania did in 1984. One NSA system can reach about 75% of all US Internet traffic, communications by foreigners and Americans (Gorman n. pag.). The US government's defense to surveillance claims is that the justification is National Security (Calamur n. pag.)., and this may be true, but the question of the freedom to privacy ratio, as a free nation, is still undecided. One way surveillance is now even more accessible is due to Google Glass. "With Google Glass, nobody's pointing a camera... phone. You no longer know if you're being filmed... an unspoken social rule is being violated" (Brown 42). and gives the government the ability to see from the point of view of anyone. With most every person you meet having quick access to some sort of recordable technology, it is easy to have your actions recorded or documented without your knowledge. The information can be easily spread around the world without your knowing or permission with just a simple touch. As said before, “.....an unspoken social rule is being violated” (Brown 42), taking away the sense of privacy and security felt by many Americans. Another form of surveillance, used by specifically the NYPD, is the use of undercover cops. Since The Occupy Wall Street

For example, many Instagram users and YouTube bloggers use drones to record all of their videos for them. The more expensive and high tech ones don’t even need a remote controller to navigate; they instead just locate and follow the person, and are barely limited to where they can go. This presents an issue in today’s world because just like the planes flying over Lee Causby’s farm and dwelling, these drones are flying over people’s properties. In fact, in January 2016, a drone owner, David Boggs, filed a federal lawsuit, “in hopes of having the courts define the rights of aircraft operators versus property owners with respect to unmanned aerial vehicles” after his neighbor shot down the drone. Attorneys for David Boggs filed a complaint for declaratory judgment and damages in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky nearly six months after the man’s drone was brought down by a shotgun-wielding neighbor, William Merideth. “Police initially cited Mr. Merideth with charges of criminal mischief and wanton endangerment for admittedly firing three blasts from his shotgun after he spotted the drone above his property last July, but Bullitt County Judge Rebecca Ward later dismissed those charges after concluding there had been an invasion of privacy and that Mr. Merideth was in the

Drones In America And How They Infringe On The Fourth Amendment and Due Process Of The Law

Menacing spy craft... unmanned aerial vehicles... and missile laden predators. These are the images that come to mind when the word "drone" is spoken. Taken to new heights during the Global War on Terror, military drones have struck fear into the hearts of America's enemies. Now the U.S. government is starting to look inward toward its next target: the American people. Already starting along the US/Mexico border, big brother is indiscriminately watching whole neighborhoods via high tech zoom and heat imaging technology. There is even a debate in congress as to whether it is lawful for an American citizen to be killed by a missile firing drone. These actions and debates have caused legitimate concerns for the American people in regards to

Drones are not the only way for people to invade our privacy. Hackers do that as well by hacking social media accounts, bank accounts, and etc... Hackers try to find out information that they

This ruling will undoubtedly become more important as states and municipalities consider bills that would hold harmless property owners who may damage a drone flying over their private property. The current presidential administration’s public

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.

I, Savannah Parmelee believe an individual's right to privacy should be protected if they do not violate the law to a certain degree therefore, I plan to seek out evidence during my research that supports this controlling idea. I am greatly concerned about this topic due to the people’s privacy not being fully protected for both terrorist and by the government.In the video “Impact of drones on privacy rights” on “CBS This Morning” claims that “Lakota, N.D., is the first known site where a drone was used domestically to help arrest a U.S. citizen.” What the quote is saying is that drones helped arrest a U.S. citizen. The incident in the video proves that drones can help see illegal activities happening and can try to stop

Government surveillance in the past was not a big threat due to the limitations on technology; however, in the current day, it has become an immense power for the government. Taylor, author of a book on Electronic Surveillance supports, "A generation ago, when records were tucked away on paper in manila folders, there was some assurance that such information wouldn 't be spread everywhere. Now, however, our life stories are available at the push of a button" (Taylor 111). With more and more Americans logging into social media cites and using text-messaging devices, the more providers of metadata the government has. In her journal “The Virtuous Spy: Privacy as an Ethical Limit”, Anita L. Allen, an expert on privacy law, writes, “Contemporary technologies of data collection make secret, privacy invading surveillance easy and nearly irresistible. For every technology of confidential personal communication…there are one or more counter-technologies of eavesdropping” (Allen 1). Being in the middle of the Digital Age, we have to be much more careful of the kinds of information we put in our digital devices.

Have you heard of a flying robot? Sounds cool, but what if it invaded your privacy or affected your safety, perhaps even caused warfare, would you feel safe? According to author Patricia Smith, in her article “Invasion of the Drones”, she writes that drones are causing major concerns with their different capabilities. However, this may be so, but some may find drones to be useful working with. If you are in the privacy of your own home you would not want someone spying on you with a camera drone, just as one Australia resident was horrified after finding photos of herself from a drone, as Smith wrote in her article (Smith, 2015). Safety is the concern of most countries, there have been many situations surrounding the use of drones that were

In this article Bart Jansen presents a highly objective viewpoint about how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun regulating drone operations across the nation. Commercial and personal drone use has been on the rise over the past decade, with the military being among the first to begin using remotely piloted aircrafts (RPA). I believe that the FAA is completely going in the right direction with the regulations that are being set in place. As an active duty aviator, I can account multiple instances where drone sightings abnormally close to or on military bases have led to elevated advisories for flight operations. I can only assume that busy commercial airports have to take even greater precautions after sightings of low,

Today, the use of drones is getting a lot of attention, and it could be another variety of monitoring device for pipelines. From few years ago the use of the technology is no longer so expensive, and it can be used for an infinity of jobs. The benefits of its use to pipeline inspection are still not certain, but it was already used to monitor pipelines routes in Alaska in 2014, even not having commercial rules for this situation. The current laws only permits that federal agencies and universities can fly drones in the public airspace. First, the main goal for this equipment was to detect potential gas leaks by scanning the pipes and drilling sites with sensors that would identify the excess of gas and its escaping. However, the purpose of

The advancement of technology has created new investigative tools for law enforcement but these advancements have corresponded with constitutionality challenges under the fourth amendment. The use of drones as as investigative tool can provide benefits to law enforcement however, the use of drones can lead to privacy concerns which need to be addressed as well. The use of devices for the benefit of law enforcement must be examined in regard to both the efficiency and efficacy of law enforcement techniques as well as the privacy rights of those citizens in which the government wishes to monitor. According to the Fourth Amendment, people are provided the right “to be secure of their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” Furthermore, the amendment forbids the government from “conducting unreasonable searches and seizures” which could allow citizens to pursue lawsuits against those involved with unlawful searches. This leaves the question as to whether reliance on technology can render a search or seizure unreasonable such through the use of drone surveillance. Drones are aircraft which function without the presence of individuals within the aircraft and instead function remotely or independently varying in size from a vessel as small as “insect to the size of a commercial airplane.” Furthermore, drones are equipped with “high powered cameras, thermal scanners, license plate readers, moving target indicators, LADAR, LIDAR and facial recognition software.” The use of drones provides a great benefit when used in areas such as mapping, environmental protection, delivering packages and rescue missions, however, their benefit

Technology has become very effective for a thriving generation, but it also possesses a handful of flaws that counter the benefits. Technologies help people post and deliver a message in a matter of seconds in order to get a message spread quickly. It also gives individuals the power to be the person they want to be by only showing one side of themselves. But sometimes information that had intentions of remaining protected gets out. That information is now open for all human eyes to see. This information, quite frankly, becomes everybody’s information and can be bought and sold without the individual being aware of it at all. However, this is no accident. Americans in the post 9/11 era have grown accustomed to being monitored. Government entities such as the NSA and laws such as the Patriot Act have received power to do so in order to protect security of Americans. However, the founding fathers wrote the fourth amendment to protect against violations of individual’s privacy without reason. In a rapidly growing technological world, civil liberties are increasingly being violated by privacy wiretapping from government entities such as the NSA, Patriot Act and the reduction of the Fourth Amendment.

Did you know that just in 2017 over a million consumer drones were sold just in the United States. It is not surprising since a drone with its ability to capture footage from the air, which otherwise would be impossible for an average person. Having the capability to capture footage from above, stream a game, or go around the city without being there; gives peoples' sense of control and freedom. Soon, Amazon might be shipping packages right to home using Drone technology. But Having such a large number of drones present in the United States could have unforeseen complications. One major problem drones can pose lies in their ability to reduce our privacy. Drones can be remote controlled from far away, which can give the user a sense of detachment from the consequences of his/her actions. They were built for the purpose of war and private markets have exploited that technology for the use of consumers. Drones can reduce privacy by taking pictures of people without consent, flying in areas without permission, and spying on people without them knowing. We must find a solution that can limit the drones abilities to reduce our privacy. I am not saying that the drones should be taken away entirely; drones provide a good hobby and great quality videos online. But, without some sort of regulation; drones can take people’s privacy.