Drones are something that is to be expected in the United States in the next upcoming years but these drones could bring up a lot of problems. A drone with a camera becomes a surveillance drone. A drone with a weapon, becomes a weapon itself. By placing different devices on drones, the drone shifts into a different technology. As stated in the article, drones are just a platform. How does one censor the uses of drones so that spying or terrorizing is prevented? This is a big problem we face in the United States and it is certainly not an easy question to answer. Not to mention, although drones can be used to spy and kill, they can also be used for the greater good such as in emergency responder situations or finding a lost person. So because a drone can be used for both good and bad, how will we be able to differentiate between the two? We will never know whether or not a drone was spying on us, or simply just searching the area for a nearby lost child. It's frustrating that drones could be used in so many good ways, but also be used in so many bad ways; hindering its reputation and potentiality in a community. Even then, a community with drones in use would be a scary one because you would be getting spied on constantly without even knowing or you wouldn't even see a terrorist drone attack coming because of everyone being used to seeing drones all of the time. It's a very difficult problem to handle and I'm interested to see what the results will be in the oncoming years.
article: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/04/domestic_drone_surveillance_the_golden_age_of_privacy_is_over.html
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