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Friday, June 08, 2012

Drones in Region's Skies to Forever Redefine Privacy

The Virginia governor's enthusiasm for drones has been met with concern from legal experts to the average Twitter user, while others see a technological revolution that will sharply improve law enforcement and innumerable facets of commerce and agriculture.

Whatever the outcome, it's clear drones will redefine privacy in the Old Dominion and other jurisdictions nationwide.

Gov. Bob McDonnell told WTOP last week that investing in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, particularly for police forces, would be "the right thing to do," citing their success over battlefields in the Middle East where they have reduced budgets and strengthened safety. His comments echo a national trend toward what the Pentagon says will be a $7 billion industry by 2013. 

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

why do we just sit here and let crap like this happen? civilian espionage and breach of our basic constitutional rights.

Anonymous said...

Time for good ole boys to start shooting them out of the sky

Anonymous said...

I just want to know when the first automated kill strike takes place on US soil, if it hasn't happened already. I'll bet it's coming.

Anonymous said...

There is so much going on in this country that the average person does not know about.The average person considers this a rights violation because the average person is honest and has integrity.Unfortunately there are those who are bent on destroying America and all that we hold dear.Drone technology is invasive,but unavoidable in these "us or them times"We need every advantage we can possibly get.

Anonymous said...

I agree with the first two commentors. When you see them, shoot them out of the sky. I know of two people that have seen them here already. Very high up. Only identifiable by binoculars.