Tuesday, June 16, 2015

How to Catch an Evil Drone

http://discover.economist.com/?a=21650071&cid1=d/soc/Facebook/dyn/21650071/20150603-00:00am/paid/social-LA/BR-TE/BRPII/none/subs/US/BR-LIT

"ON APRIL 22nd a drone carrying radioactive sand landed on the roof of the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo. It was the latest of a string of incidents around the world involving small drones. Last year more than a dozen French nuclear plants were buzzed by them. In January one crashed on the White House lawn. In February and early March several were spotted hovering near the Eiffel tower and other Parisian landmarks. Later in March someone attempted to fly one full of drugs (and also a screwdriver and a mobile phone) into a British prison. The employment of drones for nefarious, or potentially nefarious, purposes thus seems to have begun in earnest. It is only a matter of time before somebody attempts to use a drone, perhaps carrying an explosive payload, to cause serious damage or injury. The question for the authorities is how to try to stop this happening."

Yeah, yeah. New technology is going to destroy society. Have we heard that before?  Of course drones can be used for bad as well as good. Every leap in technology from fire to the printing press to drones is capable of good and bad.  We should prepare though, as this article is showing, to counter the nuts who misuse drones.

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