SnyderShrugged Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 This just sets my alarms off in a big way http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/7/coming-to-a-sky-near-you/ Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s … a drone, and it’s watching you. That’s what privacy advocates fear from a bill Congress passed this week to make it easier for the government to fly unmanned spy planes in U.S. airspace. The FAA Reauthorization Act, which President Obama is expected to sign, also orders the Federal Aviation Administration to develop regulations for the testing and licensing of commercial drones by 2015. Privacy advocates say the measure will lead to widespread use of drones for electronic surveillance by police agencies across the country and eventually by private companies as well. “There are serious policy questions on the horizon about privacy and surveillance, by both government agencies and commercial entities,” said Steven Aftergood, who heads the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists. more at link ---------- Post added February-8th-2012 at 01:09 PM ---------- It brought this thread to mind too http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?354499-WaPo-A-future-for-drones-Automated-killing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 O' Canada... ~Bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SnyderShrugged Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 O' Canada...~Bye The manner we respect other nations sovereignty these days makes me wonder if a move to Canada would even allow anyone to escape it there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 The manner we respect other nations sovereignty these days makes me wonder if a move to Canada would even allow anyone to escape it there too I know. It's getting tougher and tougher to be free, eh? ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 I know. It's getting tougher and tougher to be free, eh?~Bang sure is sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Sounds like T2 to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 All in all it's just another brick in the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Paint Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Another potential danger is that drones are very prone to crashing. Not only do you have the 1984 Big Brother theme with them, you also have to be concerned with them crashing in populated areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointyfootball Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Are these to be used for catching speeders in the district? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Another potential danger is that drones are very prone to crashing. Not only do you have the 1984 Big Brother theme with them, you also have to be concerned with them crashing in populated areas. Yea, other than that i dont see the big deal or really care if "they" are watching me. :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Yea, other than that i dont see the big deal or really care if "they" are watching me. :whoknows: my how far our "free" people have fallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 my how far our "free" people have fallen Yea, i guess i just dont see the big deal. I mean hopefully it will help Police and what not. Its not like they can see into our house or anything. Usually when you're outside just about anyone can see what you're doing. IDK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 my how far our "free" people have fallen All they will have to cite is that if the drone can see us with its camera then we are in a place where we have no expectation of privacy. But then there is always this.... Np1A4AGpqSo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Yea, i guess i just dont see the big deal. I mean hopefully it will help Police and what not.Its not like they can see into our house or anything. Usually when you're outside just about anyone can see what you're doing. IDK I have a close friend who flies drones and he told me that back in 2000, he could read the side of a coffee cup inside a house through a window. This kind of stuff is totally against what our nation is supposed to be all about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 this 'they' you speak of is us. the drones are not the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 this 'they' you speak of is us.the drones are not the problem Indeed...we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 this 'they' you speak of is us.the drones are not the problem No, its certianly "They" at this point. "We" arent supposed to do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzla3000 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Forget Drones. I wish they send a few dozen Ed-209s into PG county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Forget Drones. I wish they send a few dozen Ed-209s into PG county. Give it time. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggosMohawk Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 What's with all the complaining? The bill is intended to "streamline" the process of spying on American citizens without proper authorization (slight sarcasm). That means less waste which means cutting government spending. How can anyone be opposed to this? I would be most interested how 1.) proper authorization from the judicial branch (warrant, court order, etc) is included in utilization of these for active surveillanance (i.e. imaging of a specific thing), and 2.) whether anything captured via a 'passive application' (i.e. we werent specifically watching for you robbing a bank, but we saw it anyways) can be admitted as evidence in a court proceeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I thought **** like this was going to end when Bush was gone. Meet the new boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I thought **** like this was going to end when Bush was gone.Meet the new boss. They're all the same...they are just protecting us from ourselves...their logic is undeniable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Wait until they start using these, then you won't even know you're being watched even when they come right in your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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