History is clear -- emerging technology and personal privacy inevitably come into conflict. Whether it’s a complaint about cleavage showing up on a Google Map Street View or police misuse of cell-phone spoofing tech, the same amazing discoveries that allow us to easily navigate unfamiliar city streets can also be used to create voyeurs on a mass scale. It goes without saying … [Read more...] about Stripping Away Drone Privacy Concerns
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The Insidious Effect of our Paranoid Drone Culture
(Source: Washington Post) If America doesn’t get over its collective drone paranoia, it could lose any chance of becoming a global innovation leader in an industry that some say could become an $80 billion business opportunity by 2025. The most obvious symptom of this drone paranoia is to interpret every new unexplained drone sighting as further proof that the U.S. … [Read more...] about The Insidious Effect of our Paranoid Drone Culture
It’s Time To Stop Worrying About ‘Peeping Drones’ — Here’s Why
(Source: Business Insider) Around 7:45 a.m. on June 22, a Seattle woman spotted an unusual apparatus hovering outside the window of her 26th floor apartment while getting dressed. "It was freaky," Lisa Pleiss told KIRO TV. "You don't expect to be walking around indecent in your apartment and have this thing out there potentially recording you." She immediately called … [Read more...] about It’s Time To Stop Worrying About ‘Peeping Drones’ — Here’s Why
The Evolution of Privacy Laws in Light of Emerging Drone Technology
(Source: jdsupra.com) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), more popularly known as drones, are a complex and transformative technology that has demonstrated its value in military applications across the globe. Although the Federal Aviation Administration virtually precludes all civilian commercial drone use and general flight above 400 feet in the United States, domestic drone … [Read more...] about The Evolution of Privacy Laws in Light of Emerging Drone Technology
Why It’s Hard to Stop a Peeping Drone
from CBC When hobbyists send their tiny, camera-mounted drones up to capture pictures of a beautiful sunset, the results can be stunning. But when unmanned aerial vehicles — which have been rapidly growing in popularity across Canada — are spotted hovering outside condo windows or over backyards, the resulting unease is understandable. But is the peeping drone … [Read more...] about Why It’s Hard to Stop a Peeping Drone
